North Korea on Wednesday, March 22, fired several cruise missiles in the direction of the East Sea. This was stated by the South Korean military, according to Yonhap..

South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said it spotted a launch from the Hamhung area on North Korea's east coast at 10. 15:00 local time, no other details provided.

The launch comes at a time when South Korea and the United States are conducting a joint command-and-control military exercise, Freedom Shield, as well as a parallel field exercise called Battle Shield.. The 11-day Freedom Shield exercise will end on Thursday, March 23.

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It was previously reported that North Korea may conduct a lower, longer trajectory test of intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), as well as a seventh nuclear test, as early as this year to improve its military capabilities.. This was stated by the legislators of South Korea, referring to representatives of intelligence.