The test came on the eve of the 111th anniversary of the country’s late founder Kim Il Sung, as well as Pyongyang’s seven-day “silence” in response to calls from Seoul.
On the morning of April 13, North Korea launched a medium-range or long-range ballistic missile towards the Sea of Japan. Yonhap agency reported this.
The South Korean military estimated that the missile was fired in the vicinity of Pyongyang at 7:23 am (1:23 am Kyiv time) at a high angle and flew about 1,000 km before crashing into the water.
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said a ballistic missile launched by North Korea fell outside the country and its territory.
The Japanese military, as well as the intelligence agencies of South Korea and the United States, continue to analyze the details of the launch.
It was noted that this occurred two days before the 111th anniversary of the late founder of the DPRK, Kim Il Sung. Some analysts believe Pyongyang may have fired a long-range missile to put its first military satellite into orbit.
In addition, since Friday, April 7, the North has stopped answering daily calls from Seoul through the inter-Korean communication channel.
It can be recalled that the last time the DPRK launched a medium-range or long-range missile was on March 16. Then Pyongyang tested ICBMs Hwaseong-17.
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Source: korrespondent
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