- North Korea has planted an estimated 960,000 landmines along its border with South Korea over the past two years, according to data released by Seoul.
- The landmine deployment in the Demilitarised Zone adds to nearly two million mines already buried, following Kim Jong Un's adoption of a hostile two-state policy.
- South Korea has renewed calls for military talks to clarify the border location and prevent accidental clashes after three South Korean soldiers were injured in a September landmine explosion.
- North Korean troops have crossed the Military Demarcation Line around 50 times this year while conducting border fortification work, prompting warning shots from South Korea.
- Pyongyang has rejected South Korea's landmine investigation as a farce, with Kim Yo Jong threatening retaliation against any South Korean interference with border reinforcements.
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