Naval drill ahead of commemoration day for fallen naval heroes

Naval drill ahead of commemoration day for fallen naval heroes

South Korean warships under the Navy's 2nd Fleet Command fire anti-ship guns in a drill in the Yellow Sea on March 25, 2026, in this photo released by the Navy the next day. The naval drill came two days ahead of the 11th anniversary of the commemoration day for 55 troops who died in three major clashes with North Korea in the sea, comprising an inter-Korean naval skirmish in 2002, North Korea's torpedo attack on the corvette Cheonan in 2010 and its shelling of the border island of Yeonpyeong in the same year. Since 2016, the government has designated the fourth Friday of March as the commemoration day, known as the West Sea Defense Day. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

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