South Korean air defense forces tried to shoot down North Korean drones that crossed the border and illegally flew into the country's airspace, but failed to do so.. This was reported by the South Korean edition of Maekyung Media Group..

The publication reports that on Monday, December 26, five drones launched from North Korea illegally flew into the airspace of South Korea.. South Korean air defense forces tried to shoot them down and fired more than 100 missiles, but none of the five drones were hit..

This number of air defense missiles fired at a briefing was announced by the head of the operations department of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Lee Seung-oh.

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Recall that on the same day, a South Korean attack aircraft that took off into the sky crashed to intercept North Korean drones.. A KA-1 light attack aircraft crashed about 140 kilometers east of Seoul at 11:39 a.m.. Both pilots managed to eject.