Military authorities in South Korea claim that North Korea has flown multiple drones over their shared border.
The country's joint chiefs of staff said that the "unmanned aerial vehicles" breached South Korean airspace in the border regions near Gyeonggi Province.
One of the drones took off toward Seoul, the nation's capital.
Before sending up aircraft and helicopters to take them down, the South Korean military claimed it had fired warning shots.
However, it said, the effort to bring down the drones has thus far failed.
The assault occurs as tensions on the Korean peninsula are rising as a result of the North's record-breaking number of missile ... launches this year.
Around 10:30 local time, the drones were detected crossing the border (01:30 GMT).The two pilots of a South Korean KA-1 light attack aircraft that was one of the participating fighters in the operation later survived the accident.
According to the air force, which was reported by Yonhap, the jet crashed into the ground in Hoengseong County, east of Seoul, not long after taking off from an air base in the adjacent city of Wonju.
For almost an hour, South Korea likewise stopped flights from taking off and landing at its Incheon and Gimpo airports.
According to a military officer from South Korea, Pyongyang clearly provoked this new assault.
The military stated, "Our military will continue to respond to North Korea's provocations comprehensively and decisively."In June 2017, five years ago, when tensions between the two Koreas were at their height, a North Korean drone last crossed the border.
Drones from North Korea represent a threat to the security of South Korea since they might be used to spy on the South as well as launch an assault on it.
The North claimed earlier this month to have conducted significant experiments that would aid in the development of its first spy satellite, which could be used to keep an eye on South Korea. It published an aerial image of Seoul that it claimed to have captured during the test.According to experts, South Korea is attempting to hone and strengthen its arsenal while putting pressure on the US to relax restrictions in any upcoming discussions.
The country's joint chiefs of staff said that the "unmanned aerial vehicles" breached South Korean airspace in the border regions near Gyeonggi Province.
One of the drones took off toward Seoul, the nation's capital.
Before sending up aircraft and helicopters to take them down, the South Korean military claimed it had fired warning shots.
However, it said, the effort to bring down the drones has thus far failed.
The assault occurs as tensions on the Korean peninsula are rising as a result of the North's record-breaking number of missile ... launches this year.
Around 10:30 local time, the drones were detected crossing the border (01:30 GMT).The two pilots of a South Korean KA-1 light attack aircraft that was one of the participating fighters in the operation later survived the accident.
According to the air force, which was reported by Yonhap, the jet crashed into the ground in Hoengseong County, east of Seoul, not long after taking off from an air base in the adjacent city of Wonju.
For almost an hour, South Korea likewise stopped flights from taking off and landing at its Incheon and Gimpo airports.
According to a military officer from South Korea, Pyongyang clearly provoked this new assault.
Drones from North Korea represent a threat to the security of South Korea since they might be used to spy on the South as well as launch an assault on it.
The North claimed earlier this month to have conducted significant experiments that would aid in the development of its first spy satellite, which could be used to keep an eye on South Korea. It published an aerial image of Seoul that it claimed to have captured during the test.According to experts, South Korea is attempting to hone and strengthen its arsenal while putting pressure on the US to relax restrictions in any upcoming discussions.
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