North Korea has launched at least 7 ballistic missiles towards Japan

North Korea launched at least seven ballistic missiles with a range of up to 400 km shortly after Pyongyang condemned military exercises by its "rivals" and just hours before the US election.

This was reported in the Ministry of Defense of Japan, reports Reuters.

The material recalls that the sister of North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un condemned the exercises with the participation of the United States, Japan and South Korea.

At least seven missiles are known to have risen to an altitude of 100 km and traveled a distance of 400 km before falling outside Japan's exclusive economic zone into the ocean, Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani said.

South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff added that they were released around 7:30 a.m. Tuesday (22:30 p.m. GMT Monday) from the Sariwon area of ​​the city.

The United States consulted closely with South Korea, Japan and other regional allies following these launches and continued to monitor the situation.

Yang Moo Jin, president of the University of North Korean Studies in Seoul, commented on the situation: "If the ICBM was intended for the United States, then the latest ballistic missiles are intended for South Korea... Directly, this is a protest against the joint air exercises of South Korea, the United States and Japan. Indirectly - to demonstrate their presence at the last minute before the presidential elections in the USA."