North Korea fires multiple ballistic missiles toward East Sea

2026-09-11 20:33 UTC – 2026-09-12 10:54 UTC

Neutral summary

North Korea launched several short-range ballistic missiles toward the East Sea on Saturday, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said. The missiles were fired from the Wonsan area at around 5:20 a.m. local time and flew about 250 km before landing in the sea. The launch came a day after the United States, South Korea and Japan concluded their five-day Freedom Edge joint military exercises, which Pyongyang had called provocative. South Korea's presidential office held an emergency meeting and condemned the launch as a violation of UN Security Council resolutions.

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2026-09-11 20:33 · Yonhap News Agency (English) (outlet profile)
(URGENT) N. Korea fires unidentified projectile toward East Sea: JCS. (END)
2026-09-11 20:45 · ТАСС (outlet profile)
Yonhap: КНДР, предположительно, запустила снаряд в сторону Японского моря
2026-09-11 20:46 · Yonhap News Agency (English) (outlet profile)
N. Korea fires unidentified projectile toward East Sea: JCS. SEOUL, Sept. 12 (Yonhap) -- North Korea fired an unidentified projectile toward ...
2026-09-11 21:14 · Интерфакс (outlet profile)
КНДР запустила неопознанный снаряд в сторону Японского моря. КНДР в субботу осуществила пуск снаряда по направлению к Японскому морю, сообщает информационное агентство "Ренхап" со ссылкой на Объединённый комитет начальн…
2026-09-11 21:18 · TASS (англ.) (outlet profile)
North Korea launches projectile toward Sea of Japan — media. Yonhap reported the launch, citing the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Republic of Korea
2026-09-11 21:34 · Ouest-France (outlet profile)
La Corée du Nord tire un projectile, trois semaines après le lancement d’une salve de missiles balistiques. L’armée sud-coréenne a indiqué tôt samedi matin avoir détecté un tir de projectile nord-coréen en direction de…
2026-09-11 21:45 · Yonhap News Agency (English) (outlet profile)
(LEAD) N. Korea fires unidentified projectile toward East Sea: JCS. SEOUL, Sept. 12 (Yonhap) -- North Korea fired an unidentified projectile toward ...
2026-09-11 21:46 · Channel NewsAsia (outlet profile)
North Korea fires several ballistic missiles toward sea
2026-09-11 21:46 · Channel NewsAsia (outlet profile)
North Korea launches unidentified projectile toward East Sea
2026-09-11 21:50 · Профиль (outlet profile)
КНДР запустила ракеты – Yonhap. Южнокорейское агентство Yonhap сообщило о запуске снаряда с территории КНДР в направлении акватории Восточного (Японского) моря.
2026-09-11 22:11 · ТАСС (outlet profile)
В США заявили об отсутствии угрозы для них и союзников от ракетного пуска КНДР. Тихоокеанское командование американских вооруженных сил отметило, что Соединенные Штаты "по-прежнему привержены защите своей территории и н…
2026-09-11 22:29 · Интерфакс (outlet profile)
Запуск северокорейской ракеты зафиксирован Тихоокеанским командованием ВС США. Тихоокеанское командование вооруженных сил США (USPACOM) сообщило, что ему известно о запуске ракеты, который был осуществлен в субботу КНДР…
2026-09-11 22:29 · M24.ru (outlet profile)
КНДР выпустила ракету в сторону Японского моря. США заявили, что располагают информацией о запуске ракеты КНДР
2026-09-11 22:30 · Lenta.ru (outlet profile)
В США рассказали о запуске ракеты КНДР
2026-09-11 22:30 · Inquirer.net (outlet profile)
North Korea fires projectile toward sea -- South Korea. SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea fired an unidentified projectile toward the Sea of Japan on Saturday, South Korea’s defense ministry said. The South&#…
2026-09-11 22:37 · The Japan Times (outlet profile)
North Korea fires off unidentified projectile, Seoul says. North Korea fired an unidentified projectile toward its eastern coast Saturday, a day after trilateral U.S.-South Korea-Japan military drills ended.
2026-09-11 23:44 · Yonhap News Agency (English) (outlet profile)
(2nd LD) N. Korea fires multiple ballistic missiles toward East Sea: JCS. SEOUL, Sept. 12 (Yonhap) -- North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles toward...
2026-09-11 23:44 · Yonhap News Agency (English) (outlet profile)
U.S. military says it is aware of N.K. missile launch, reaffirms defense commitment to allies. WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 (Yonhap) -- The U.S. military said Friday that it is aware ...
2026-09-11 23:47 · Yonhap News Agency (English) (outlet profile)
(URGENT) N. Korea's ballistic missiles flew about 250 km: JCS. (END)
2026-09-11 23:50 · Bloomberg (outlet profile)
North Korea Fires Short Ballistic Missiles Toward East Sea. North Korea fired multiple short ballistic missiles toward waters off its east coast Saturday, a day after the US, South Korea and Japan wrapped up joint milit…
2026-09-12 00:03 · NRK (outlet profile)
Nord-Korea har skutt opp flere missiler. Nord-Korea har i en ny test skutt opp flere ballistiske missiler, sier forsvarsledelsen i Sør-Korea. Missilene ble sendt fra Wonsan-området på den nordkoreanske østkysten i retni…
2026-09-12 00:11 · The Independent (outlet profile)
North Korea launches ballistic missiles toward the sea following military drill it sees as threat. North Korea has launched a ballistic missile toward the waters off its east coast
2026-09-12 00:29 · Yonhap News Agency (English) (outlet profile)
Cheong Wa Dae denounces N.K. missile launch as violation of UNSC resolution. SEOUL, Sept. 12 (Yonhap) -- The presidential Office of National Security on Satu...
2026-09-12 00:34 · Yonhap News Agency (English) (outlet profile)
(3rd LD) N. Korea fires multiple short-range ballistic missiles toward East Sea: JCS. SEOUL, Sept. 12 (Yonhap) -- North Korea fired multiple short-range ballistic mis...
2026-09-12 00:39 · El Economista (outlet profile)
Corea del Norte lanza un misil hacia el mar del Japón. El Estado Mayor Conjunto de Corea del Sur detectó el lanzamiento de un proyectil "no identificado" apuntando directamente a Pyongyang, de acuerdo a las informacione…
2026-09-12 00:42 · The Korea Times (outlet profile)
Cheong Wa Dae denounces NK missile launch as violation of UNSC resolution. The presidential Office of National Security on Saturday held an emergency meeting following North Korea's ballistic missile launch and called i…
2026-09-12 00:49 · Коммерсантъ (outlet profile)
Северная Корея запустила несколько баллистических ракет. Северная Корея запустила несколько баллистических ракет в сторону Японского моря, сообщило Объединенное командование штабов Южной Кореи. Южнокорейское командовани…
2026-09-12 01:00 · South China Morning Post (outlet profile)
North Korea launches missile salvo after US-South Korea- Japan drills. North Korea fired several short-range ballistic missiles ⁠from the Wonsan area towards the sea off its east coast, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Sta…
2026-09-12 01:56 · Интерфакс (outlet profile)
КНДР осуществила запуски нескольких ракет в сторону Японского моря. По последним данным, КНДР ранее в субботу провела пуск нескольких баллистических ракет в сторону Японского моря, сообщило агентство "Ренхап" со ссылкой…
2026-09-12 02:03 · ТАСС (outlet profile)
Сеул заявил о полете ракет КНДР на 250 км. Ракеты упали в море

Factual core

North Korea launched several ballistic missiles toward the Sea of Japan on Saturday.
South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff reported the missile launch.
The missile launch occurred one day after joint military exercises by Japan, the United States, and South Korea.
The launch is part of North Korea's ongoing missile testing activities.
North Korea fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles toward the East Sea on September 12.
The missiles flew approximately 250 kilometers.
South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff gave no details about the projectile.

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