韩国和美国宣布将于下周一开始为期11天的"乌尔奇自由盾"联合军事演习[1]，以增强对朝鲜威胁的应对准备[1]。此次演习将有约18,000名韩国士兵参加[1]。
这一举动恰逢朝鲜威胁升级之际[1]。朝鲜周四发射了短程弹道导弹，这是自6月末以来该国首次进行弹道武器测试[1]，违反了联合国安理会关于朝鲜不得进行任何弹道活动的决议[1]。
美军发言人瑞恩·唐纳德表示，演习将纳入"最近冲突的经验教训"等现实威胁因素[1]。他指出，朝鲜士兵已被部署到乌克兰参加对俄战争，他们将在那里获得的经验教训带回朝鲜[1]。
South Korea and the United States announced plans to begin an 11-day joint military exercise called "Ulchi Freedom Shield" starting next Monday to counter threats from North Korea [1]. The drill will involve approximately 18,000 South Korean soldiers and is designed to incorporate lessons from recent conflicts and current security challenges [1]. A U.S. military spokesman, Ryan Donald, stated that North Korean soldiers have been deployed and are actively engaged in combat in Ukraine, and "they will bring the lessons they learn there back to North Korea" [1].
The timing of the exercises follows North Korea's resumption of ballistic missile testing activities that are prohibited under United Nations Security Council resolutions [1]. The country fired short-range ballistic missiles on Thursday, marking its first ballistic weapons test since late June [1].