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North and South Korea violated armistice with drones: UN Command

A South Korean soldier operates a drone during a joint military drill between South Korea and the United States in Paju, South Korea, on January 13, 2023 [File: Ahn Young-joon/AP]

North Korea and South Korea violated the armistice that governs their shared border by sending drones into each other’s airspace in December, the US-led United Nations Command says.

Five North Korean drones crossed into the South on December 26, prompting South Korea’s military to scramble fighter jets and helicopters as well as send surveillance aircraft into the North to photograph its military installations.

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