It was revealed that the military authorities, who strongly denied that the North Korean drones that infiltrated Seoul on the 26th of last month did not fly to the sky near the Yongsan presidential office, belatedly confirmed that some of them had entered.
Regarding the point that Yongsan was pierced, the military expressed regret that it was not so until a week ago, but as a result of a detailed analysis, it was confirmed that it had entered the sky over Yongsan.
According to the military today (5th), a North Korean drone entered the no-fly zone (P-73) at a meeting where military leaders, including Defense Minister Lee Jong-seop and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Kim Seung-gyeom, reported to President Yoon Seok-yeol on countermeasures against North Korean drones on the 4th. Reported.
P-73 is a 3.7 km radius area centered on the Yongsan Presidential Office and the Ministry of National Defense, and includes parts of Seocho, Dongjak, and Jung-gu as well as Yongsan.
On the 26th of last month, a North Korean drone invaded our airspace through the neutral waters of the Han River between Gimpo and Paju, entered Seoul along the Han River, and flew over Seoul for about an hour. will.
It is said that the Joint Chiefs of Staff Warfare Posture Inspection Office confirmed the P-73 invasion as a result of reanalyzing the situation at the time of the North Korean drone's entry into Seoul in seconds.
A military official said, "However, it was at a level that passed the P-73, and it was analyzed that it was somewhat distant from Yongsan or the President's Office."
The analysis that North Korean drones had infiltrated the vicinity of the Yongsan Presidential Office was raised from the beginning of the incident, but the military consistently insisted that the drones flew only in the 'Northern Seoul' area.
The Joint Chiefs of Staff also denied entering the P-73.
On the 29th of last month, a text message notice from the reporters stated that “the enemy drone did not invade the no-fly zone (P-73)”, and in a regular briefing that followed, “strong regret for unfounded stories that are not true.”
It was a head-on refutation of the opposition lawmaker's claim that the drone was highly likely to have passed the P-73, but as a result, criticism was raised that the military position was embarrassed by completely missing it.