Kim Jong-un "Using Physical Power in the event of Sovereignty Infringement" in front of Seoul Map

North Korean media "Kim Jong-un Visits Second Corps Command"

Kim Jong-un Explodes Inter-Korean Connecting Road in ∀, Unveiling Seoul's Operation Map"A sense of fellowship and unification"

[Anchor]
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, who is speeding up the inter-Korean disconnection measures, opened up a Seoul operation map and made a flurry of threatening remarks against the South.

He claimed that if their sovereignty is violated, Korea will use physical force without hesitation, saying that it is no longer an enemy of its kind.

I'm reporter Lee Jong Won.

[Reporter]
Surrounded by military officials, Kim Jong-un spreads a large map on his desk and points at something.

Although it has been blurred, there is also a phrase that looks like 'Seoul' on the top of the map.

He visited the command of the North Korean military's 2nd Corps, which is in charge of Kaesong and the Midwest Front, where Kim made a flurry of threatening remarks against the South.

[Chosun Central TV: Comrade Kim Jong-un once again shows that the Republic of Korea is a foreign country and an obvious enemy....]

It has repeatedly defined Korea as an enemy country and another country, and in particular, Chairman Kim threatened to use physical force without hesitation, regardless of conditions, if Korea violates its sovereignty.

He claimed that the recent bombing of the inter-Korean land route cut off the bad relationship with Seoul and wiped out not only the sense of fraternity but also the unrealistic perception of unification.

Analysts say that he made such remarks on the day he disclosed the circumstances in which South Korea was designated as a hostile country in the Constitution, but he put pressure on the South by wrapping it as a legitimate act against the enemy.

[Yang Moo-jin, President of North Korean Graduate University: Instead of directly foreshadowing military action against tension-building activities such as the drone incident, South Korea is asking for more attention to preventing recurrence and proliferation....]

In a statement by Vice Minister Kim Yo-jong, North Korea admitted to using the video of the inter-Korean road bombing provided by the South Korean military to foreign media, but also criticized South Korean media for using North Korean media photos and videos.

[Kim In-ae/Unification Ministry Deputy Spokesperson: We pay the copyright fee and use it legally. Rather, it is clear that it is North Korea that uses our work without permission....]

In the meantime, the Army said it conducted a night-time live-fire drill using multiple rocket launchers toward the East Sea target area with the determination to immediately punish the enemy in the event of an enemy provocation in Goseong, Gangwon-do.

Over the next three weeks, the South Korean military will conduct the "2024 National Training," an annual outdoor training exercise that has increased its participation compared to last year with the participation of the U.S. Forces in Korea.

I'm YTN's Lee Jong Won.

Reporter for filming
: Ko Min-cheol
Video courtesy of the Army
Video editing: Ma Young-hoo
Design: Ji Kyung-yoon