North Korea launched an unidentified projectile towards the Sea of Japan (East). This is reported by Yonhup with reference to the South Korean military.
The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) of South Korea reported that they had recorded the launch, without providing additional details.
However, the Japanese Coast Guard said the projectile was believed to be a ballistic missile that had "already landed." A few minutes after the first message, the agency sent a second notification about a possible ballistic missile launched by North Korea. lenta.ru.
On January 6, North Korea launched a ballistic missile towards the Sea of Japan. The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported that the hypersonic ballistic missile exceeded the speed of sound by 12 times.
