▲ North Korea fires a Hwasong-18 solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) on July 12, 2023, in this photo released by the North's official Korean Central News Agency. (For Use Only in the Republic of Korea. No Redistribution) (Yonhap)

N Korea-missile launch

N. Korea launches ballistic missile toward East Sea: S. Korean military

SEOUL, Aug. 30 (Yonhap) -- North Korea fired an unspecified ballistic missile toward the East Sea on Wednesday, Seoul's military said, amid an ongoing major military exercise between South Korea and the United States.

The Joint Chiefs of Staff announced the launch but did not elaborate further, pending an analysis.

The allies kicked off the annual Ulchi Freedom Shield (UFS) exercise on Aug. 21 and it is set to end Thursday.

Pyongyang has long accused the allies' military drills of being an invasion rehearsal against it.

South Korea and the United States also staged combined air drills, involving at least one U.S. B-1B strategic bomber, above the Korean Peninsula earlier in the day as part of the UFS.

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