The reporter learned from the DPRK Ministry of Defense on the 17th that the DPRK has completely closed the roads and railways connecting the southern border areas with Korea.
According to a spokesman for the DPRK Ministry of National Defense, at noon on the 15th, the DPRK completely closed the roads and railways in the area around Ganho-ri, Goseong-gun, Gangwon Province, and the roads and railways in the area of Dongne-ri, Panmun-gu, Kaeseong, by blasting.
According to the report, the North Korean side used blasting measures to physically and completely cut off the North Korean side of the road and railway connecting with Korea. This is a legitimate measure taken by the DPRK in accordance with the requirements of the DPRK constitution to "designate Korea as a thoroughly hostile state" and the serious security environment in which the hostile forces have seriously provoked political and military provocations, resulting in a serious security environment in which war is on the verge of breaking out.
A spokesman for the Ministry of Land and Environmental Protection said that the blasting had no negative impact on the surrounding ecological environment, and since then the connecting channel between North Korea and Korea has been completely separated.
A spokesman for the DPRK's Ministry of National Defense said that the DPRK will continue to take measures to permanently fortify the closed southern border.
[Previously reported]
The Korea military said on the 15th
North Korea blew up some of the inter-Korean connecting roads
According to information released by the Joint Staff Headquarters of Korea on the 15th, North Korea blew up part of the Gyeongui Line and the Donghae Line north of the military demarcation line between the two Koreas at around 12 o'clock on the 15th.
The South Korean military fired warning shots after North Korea blew up the road.
Earlier, according to the Korean Central News Agency, the General Staff of the Korean People's Army issued a statement on the 9th saying that the DPRK will completely cut off the roads and railways connecting with Korea from the 9th, and carry out the fortification and reinforcement of defense facilities.