South Korea opens fire as 5 North Korean drones enter its airspace

Five North Korean drones entered South Korean airspace on Monday. The South Korean joint chief of staff said that the drones violated South Korean airspace in the border area of Gyeonggi province. South Korea retaliates by opening fire at the North Korean drones.

According to the reports, one drone even reached up to the northern part of the capital, Seul, before returning. South Korea deployed its jets and helicopters to check the intrusion and fired about 100 rounds to shoot the drone. The retaliation teams remained unsuccessful in shooting down the enemy drones. As part of retaliation, the South Korean army sent its surveillance drone and aircraft to check the activities of the North Korean military along the borders.

The South Korean officials said this was a clear act of provocation by North Korea violating their airspace. He further said that the South Korean military operated its resources to shoot down the drones. Another official said that they had lost the trace of the drones, but they are no longer in South Korean airspace.


A KA-1, a South Korean light aircraft engaged in the operation, crashed, but the aircraft's two pilots remained unhurt. Soon after the take-off, the aircraft fell down east of Seoul. The South Korean airforce officials released the news of the crash, but the details of the crash are still unavailable. South Korea has also suspended all the fights for an hour at the Incheon and Gimpo airports.

The tensions at the border between South and North Korea are very high at the movement in light of the South Korean and US military exercises along the border area. The last time North Korea sent its drone into South Korean territory was in 2017 when the tensions were highest between the two nations.


North Korean drones pose a significant threat to South Korea as they could be used for surveillance and attack. South Korea has a record number of military exercises this year with the US. South Korea is pressing upon the US to increase its military capabilities as North Korea is increasingly testing its nuclear missiles and spy satellites.

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