Afghan Voice Agency (AVA) - International Service: According to Yonhap News Agency, the Chief of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the South Korean Army said in a message to reporters: The North Korean Army carried out explosions around noon (local time), which is believed to be aimed at cutting off The connection of Gyeonggi and Donghae roads has been completed and more activities are being carried out using heavy equipment.
The South Korean Army's Joint Chiefs of Staff announced that the South Korean Army was not injured and only responded to North Korea's actions by firing shots south of the military border line.
In the continuation of this statement, it is stated: The South Korean army is closely monitoring the activities of the North Korean army and is maintaining its readiness in the midst of strengthened surveillance with the cooperation of the United States.
In response to the current actions of its northern neighbor, South Korea, by releasing a statement, strongly condemned the explosion of the northern part of the road between the two Koreas by Pyongyang, calling it a very unusual act.
Last week, the North Korean army announced a plan to "completely separate" North Korean territory from South Korea and said: "The US military has informed the US of this action to "prevent any misjudgment and accidental conflict".
The two Koreas are connected by roads and railways along the Gyeonggi Line and the Donghae Line along the east coast.
North Korea's move came after its leader Kim Jong-un described South Korea as a "hostile country" late last year, and since then North Korea has been destroying signs of unity.
North Korea has since removed street lamps leading to South Korea and planted landmines along the Gyeonggi and Donghae roads, as well as troops to build anti-tank barriers and reinforce barbed wire on its side of the demilitarized zone that separates the two. It separates Korea.
Last week, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Kim Myung-soo, told lawmakers in the country's parliament that de facto routes between the two Koreas had been cut in August and the military had been monitoring the activities of its northern neighbor.
Tensions escalated after North Korea announced on Friday that South Korea had sent drones over Pyongyang three times this month.
Kim Yo-jong, the North Korean leader's sister, warned the next day of a "terrible disaster" if South Korean drones flew over the North Korean capital again.
South Korea has neither confirmed nor denied this claim and warned that if it harms South Korea, North Korea will see "the end of its regime".
In 2020, North Korea blew up the inter-Korean liaison office in its border city of Kaesong after criticizing South Korea for failing to prevent North Korean defectors from sending anti-Pyongyang leaflets.
Russia: South Korea's actions violate North Korea's territorial integrity
Maria Zakharova, spokeswoman of the Russian Foreign Ministry, said on Monday that Russia considers the South Korean drone incidents to be interference in North Korea's internal affairs.
Zakharova said in a statement: "Such actions by Seoul can be considered nothing but a clear violation of the territorial integrity of North Korea and interference in the internal affairs of this country."
He emphasized that the purpose of these measures is to destroy the legitimate political and governmental system of an independent country and deprive this country of its rights for independent development.