Overview
- South Korea’s Joint Chiefs said around 10 ballistic missiles were fired from the Sunan/Pyongyang area into the East Sea, flying roughly 350 kilometers.
- State media said a long-range artillery unit fired twelve 600mm launchers in a coordinated drill, hitting an island target about 364 kilometers away with “100 percent” accuracy.
- Kim Jong Un oversaw the live-fire event alongside his daughter Kim Ju Ae as KCNA portrayed the system as capable of delivering tactical nuclear strikes with a cited 420‑kilometer range.
- The actions coincided with the 11‑day U.S.–South Korea Freedom Shield exercise running through March 19, which Pyongyang characterizes as an invasion rehearsal.
- South Korea condemned the launches as violations of U.N. Security Council resolutions, while Japan issued emergency alerts and regional forces increased surveillance.