Joint Chiefs of Staff "North Korea launches ballistic missiles into East Sea"...This year's first provocation.

[Anchor]
North Korea has launched a missile provocation for the first time this year.

The South Korean military is analyzing the exact specifications of the missile, saying it was launched into the East Sea.

I'm connecting with the reporter. Reporter Cho Yong-sung, when was North Korea's missile launch captured?

[Reporter]
The Joint Chiefs of Staff said just after noon that North Korea fired an unknown ballistic missile into the East Sea today.

The military is analyzing the missile direction, flight distance, and specifications.

North Korea's ballistic missile launch is the first since Yoon Suk Yeol's emergency martial law on December 3 last year, and the first this year.

Japan's Defense Ministry also said North Korea fired an object with a possible ballistic missile,

The Japan Maritime Security Administration has asked ships in navigation to pay attention to relevant information.

It is the first time in two months that North Korea has launched a short-range ballistic missile since November 5 last year.

At that time, it was found that several missiles were fired into the East Sea about 400km from the Sariwon area of Hwanghaebuk-do.

So far, I'm YTN Cho Yong-sung in the political department.