North Korea continued shelling for the third consecutive day.

According to South Korean news agency Yonhap, citing military sources, North Korea conducted another live-fire exercise towards the sea off its western coast on the afternoon of January 7.

The photo, taken on January 7, shows that the gun emplacements of North Korean artillery on one of its islands near the NLL remain open.

According to sources, the North Korean military conducted exercises north of South Korea's Yeonpyeong Island starting around 4 PM on January 7th (approximately 2 PM Vietnam time).

Initial reports indicated that no North Korean artillery shells landed south of the Northern Limit Line (NLL), the de facto maritime border between the two Koreas in the Yellow Sea, and there were no reports of casualties.

Ongjin County, which administers the northwestern islands of South Korea, issued a warning in a text message to residents stating: “The military on Yeonpyeong Island is currently responding, but residents are advised to exercise caution with outdoor activities.”

This marks the third consecutive day that North Korea has conducted artillery fire from its southwestern coast. Pyongyang has not yet commented on this information.

Previously, North Korea fired approximately 200 artillery shells on January 5th and 60 on January 6th from its southwestern coastal area.

South Korean troops on the frontline islands of Yeonpyeong and Baengnyeong immediately conducted drills, firing more than 400 artillery shells into the NLL in retaliation on January 5th. This was the first time the South Korean military had fired artillery shells into the area since the two sides signed an agreement to reduce military tensions in September 2018.

These actions have increased tensions between the two Koreas right in the early days of the New Year.

Source: https://baoquocte.vn/trieu-tien-tiep-tuc-ban-dan-phao-ngay-thu-3-256513.html