The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Monday confirmed that it had successfully test-fired another medium-range ballistic missile.
DPRK's top leader Kim Jong Un supervised Sunday's launch of the ground-to-ground medium-to-long range strategic ballistic missile "Pukguksong-2", reported the Korean Central News Agency.
Kim approved the deployment of the missile for action, the report said.
File photo shows Kim Jong Un guiding a test-fire of Pukguksong-2 in Pyongyang on February 13, 2017. /KCNA Photo
Earlier on Sunday, South Korea's Yonhap News Agency reported that Pyongyang fired the ballistic missile from the vicinity of Pukchang in South Pyongan Province, a week after test-firing another new intermediate-range ballistic missile, called the "Hwasong-12".
Sunday’s launch marked Pyongyang's eighth missile test this year and its second missile launch since South Korean President Moon Jae-in took office on May 10.
This was also the second time in a week that the DPRK test-fired a missile.
The "Pukguksong-2" medium range ballistic missile is capable of striking targets about 500 kilometers away. South Korean officials said the latest missile flew about 560 kilometers towards the Sea of Japan.
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