RIA Novosti reports that on Sunday, April 30, large-scale exercises of the United States and South Korea Key Resolve. As it became known, 290 thousand young Korean and 9,7 thousand American servicemen took part in the exercises.

It is reported that in maneuvers was involved in the US Navy atomic aircraft carrier "Carl Vinson". It is noted that, despite the completion of the exercises, the aircraft carrier will remain for some time in the waters of the Korean peninsula due to the complication of the situation in the region. The port of Busan also included the nuclear submarine "Michigan".

Last Saturday, April 29, South Korean military reported that North Korea launched a ballistic missile in the north-east direction from the area of ??Pucchehan. According to the information of the US military and Japanese authorities, it exploded shortly after the launch and fell on the territory of North Korea. Presumably, this could be a medium-range missile KN-17 with a specialization in the attacks on warships. In total, during the exercise, the DPRK conducted eight launches.