South Korea's military has reported that North Korea launched a series of ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan from its east coast. The northern half of the Korean peninsula reportedly fired several short-range weapons,

North Korea fired what appeared to be multiple short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast, South Korea's military said on Thursday, possibly to test the performance and stability of various projectiles intended for export.

North Korea has fired various types of short-range ballistic missiles into its eastern sea, according to South Korea's military, which was analyzing whether the tests were linked to the North’s weapons exports to Russia amid the prolonged aggression in Ukraine.