South Korea resumed live-fire drills near the maritime border with North Korea, after suspending the 2018 inter-Korean military agreement.

South Korea has resumed live-fire drills near the maritime border with North Korea for the first time in seven years, following the suspension of the 2018 inter-Korean military agreement. The drills, which included K9 howitzers, Chunmoo multiple rocket launcher systems, and Spike anti-tank missiles, were conducted on Yeonpyeong and Baengnyeong islands in the Yellow Sea, just south of the Northern Limit Line. The last time the South Korean forces held live-fire exercises was in 2017, ahead of the 2018 inter-Korean tension reduction agreement that barred both sides from such activities.