The South Korean military has been proved to be the "principal" of the drone incursion into Pyongyang, capital city of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), the DPRK official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on Monday.
The act was aimed at scattering anti-DPRK leaflets, reported the KCNA, citing the final investigation results released a day earlier by a spokesman for the country's Ministry of National Defense.
The conclusion was made by a joint investigation group composed of the Ministry of National Defense and the Ministry of State Security, among other relevant specialized institutions, after a comprehensive analysis of the flight plans and logs obtained from the flight control module dismantled from the remains of a crashed drone.
The KCNA report offered a detailed flight record showing that after taking off at the Paekryong Island at 23:25:30 on Oct. 8, the drone flew over Jangyon County of South Hwanghae Province and the waters around the Cho Islet and then to the waters around the Namjoap Islet, before it flew over Chollima District, Nampho Municipality and intruded into the DPRK's capital.
The drone scattered the political leaflets above the area between the office building of the DPRK Foreign Ministry and a Pyongyang metro station called Sungri at 01:32:08 on Oct. 9 and above the office building of the Ministry of National Defense at 01:35:11 respectively, according to the KCNA report.
If an act of South Korean infringement upon the DPRK's sovereignty occurs again, the DPRK will respond mercilessly, the spokesman warned.
S Korean military culprit of drone incursion over Pyongyang: DPRK defense ministry
S Korean military culprit of drone incursion over Pyongyang: DPRK defense ministry
S Korean military culprit of drone incursion over Pyongyang: DPRK defense ministry
Russia said on Friday that its armed forces had carried out strikes on Ukrainian military-industrial sites, energy facilities, transport infrastructure, and armories over the past week, while Ukraine on the same day reported intercepting more than 500 drones and destroying Russian weapons.
The Russian Ministry of Defense said in Friday's report that its forces had advanced in Sumy, Kharkiv, Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk, and Zaporizhzhia in a week, and has taken control of eight settlements.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Energy of Ukraine said on Saturday that Russian armed forces had targeted the country's Ukrainian energy system, triggering power outages in Kiev City, Kiev Oblast, and Chernihiv Oblast.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported on Friday that 121 combat engagements had taken place along the front lines in the day. Ukrainian forces have struck Russian troop assembly areas and other objectives, destroying Russian tanks, armored vehicles, artillery, and other military equipment while intercepting over 500 Russian drones, according to the announcement.
On diplomatic developments, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Friday that the 20-point peace plan that Kiev is reportedly proposing differs significantly from the one that Moscow and Washington are working on. He stressed that Moscow remains committed to the negotiating framework agreed upon during meetings between the leaders of Russia and the United States.
Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said the same day that Russia hopes talks with Washington on Ukraine can deliver concrete outcomes, but Moscow is not prepared to compromise on its core positions.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Friday that he plans to meet U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday in Florida. According to Zelensky, the talks will focus on security guarantees for Ukraine as well as several "sensitive" issues.
Russia claims multi-directional advancements against Ukraine, Ukraine reports massive drone interception
