North Korea fired "multiple unidentified ballistic missiles" into the sea on Monday, the same day South Korea and the US began a major joint military drill. View on euronews

South Korea's military says North Korea has fired several ballistic missiles into the sea. The launch Monday happened hours after South Korean and U.S. troops kicked off their large annual combined drills,

South Korea and the U.S. paused live-fire training during Freedom Shield exercises after a South Korean fighter jet bombing incident injured 30 civilians. The drill has been criticized by North Korea,

South Korea's suspension of some military drills after its fighter jets' accidental bombing of a civilian area may hinder its upcoming annual military training with the United States.

The South Korean military said the accident near the North Korean border occurred during training ahead of Freedom Shield, an annual U.S.-South Korea joint military exercise.

North Korea on Monday condemned joint U.S.-South Korean military drills as a "provocative act," warning of the danger of sparking war with "an accidental single shot," days after Seoul's air force mistakenly bombed a village on its own territory.

The North Korea Foreign Ministry said U.S.-South Korea joint military exercises are "a dangerous provocative act," state media KCNA reported on Monday. Annual South Korean and U.S. military exercises called Freedom Shield are due to begin on Monday and run until March 20.