North Korea launched multiple ballistic missiles toward the East Sea on Monday, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said.
The JCS said it detected the launches from the Pyongyang area at around 9:20 a.m., with one of the missiles flying more than 900 kilometers.
"Based on our analysis so far, North Korea fired several ballistic missiles of different types, and one type is assessed to have flown more than 900 kilometers," Navy Capt. Jang Do-young, spokesperson for the JCS, said during a press briefing at the Defense Ministry in Seoul.
Further details, including whether the missiles were intermediate-range or short-range ballistic missiles, as well as their speeds, were not disclosed.
The JCS said the military had strengthened surveillance and vigilance against the possibility of additional launches.
"South Korea, the United States and Japan are closely sharing information on the North Korean ballistic missiles while maintaining a full readiness posture," the military added.
Following the launch, the presidential National Security Office said it convened an emergency security situation review meeting attended by officials from relevant agencies, including the Defense Ministry and the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
"North Korea's repeated ballistic missile launches constitute a violation of United Nations Security Council resolutions and are a grave act that does not contribute to managing the current situation on the Korean Peninsula," the office said, urging Pyongyang to immediately halt such launches.
Monday's launch marked North Korea's 16th round of ballistic missile launches this year, following its previous launch on Oct. 3.
It also came four days after South Korea publicly revealed the first test launch of its homegrown hypersonic glide vehicle, a new strategic strike weapon under development.
On Thursday, Cheong Wa Dae said President Lee Jae Myung observed the inaugural test launch conducted by the Agency for Defense Development, the state-run defense research agency responsible for developing major weapons systems.
Cheong Wa Dae described the successful test as an important step toward securing a new deterrence capability capable of striking key targets across the Korean Peninsula.
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