South Korea’s military expressed regret Tuesday over its failure to shoot down five North Korean drones that entered ROK airspace the previous day, attributing its poor response to a “lack of readiness posture” and the small size of the aircraft.
The statement by Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) came after both the ruling and opposition parties criticized the military for not intercepting the unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and informing residents of the situation during a five-hour operation on Monday.
South Korea’s military expressed regret Tuesday over its failure to shoot down five North Korean drones that entered ROK airspace the previous day, attributing its poor response to a “lack of readiness posture” and the small size of the aircraft.
The statement by Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) came after both the ruling and opposition parties criticized the military for not intercepting the unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and informing residents of the situation during a five-hour operation on Monday.
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Jeongmin Kim is the Lead Correspondent at NK News and Editorial Director at KOREA PRO, based in Seoul. Kim covers inter-Korean relations and North and South Korean foreign and military affairs. Kim has covered the 2022 ROK presidential election on the ground, and prior to joining NK News, she worked for the CSIS Korea Chair in Washington D.C. and Reuters news agency’s Seoul bureau.
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