Nordkorea: Nordkorea Verlegt Offenbar Fast Eine Million Minen an Die Grenze
The estimate underscores an expanding border fortification campaign after a mine blast injured three South Korean soldiers, lawmakers said.
- On Friday, the South Korean military reported to the National Assembly that North Korea has planted an estimated 960,000 land mines along the Demilitarized Zone since 2024.
- North Korea intensified these border reinforcements after leader Kim Jong-un declared in late 2023 that inter-Korean relations are "two hostile states," simultaneously constructing barriers along the Military Demarcation Line .
- Tensions escalated after a September 21 land mine explosion injured three South Korean soldiers, an incident Seoul attributes to North Korean mines, while Pyongyang has severed Gyeongui and Donghae transport corridors.
- North Korean troops have repeatedly crossed the MDL while conducting fortification work, prompting South Korean forces to fire warning shots; Pyongyang has protested these responses, claiming the shots threaten its troops' safety.
- Some experts estimate more than 2 million land mines exist across the DMZ, a figure Unification Minister Chung Dong-young cited during a parliamentary audit earlier this month, providing broader context.
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South Korean Defense Minister proposes a meeting with neighboring country to agree on the exact position of the separation of the two countries
Commander Kim Jong-un has secured the border to the south. Half of all landmines in the area are said to have been added in the past two years.
Seoul, Oct 23 (EFE).- Seoul reiterated this Friday its proposal to hold military talks with North Korea to prevent accidental clashes on the border, in a context of growing bilateral tension following the explosion of mines that injured three South Korean soldiers in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) in September. "Unless they are taken [...] The Seoul entrance estimates that Pionyang has laid almost a million mines on the border since 2024 was first…
South Korean legislators announced today Friday that North Korea has laid some 960,000 landmines along the inter-Korean border since 2024, as part of the strengthening of its border fortifications, following Pyongyang's announcement of a policy of "two hostile States" towards Seoul.
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