N. Korean artillery deployed along western border not seen as new weapon system: S. Korean military

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SEOUL, Oct. 27 (Yonhap) -- North Korean artillery deployed along the western front line appears to be legacy weaponry rather than a new system that Pyongyang recently threatened to forward-deploy, a South Korean military official said Tuesday.

What appears to be North Korean self-propelled artillery has been spotted farther south than its usual positions along the western front near the inter-Korean border, close enough to be captured by South Korean media cameras.

Photos taken by Yonhap News Agency from an observation deck at a park in Gimpo, west of Seoul, showed what experts say appears to be a 122 millimeter self-propelled howitzer deployed in a coastal border area of Kaepung County, Hwanghae Province.

"Our understanding is that North Korea has deployed legacy artillery along coastal areas in plain view," the South's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) spokesperson Capt. Jang Do-young said in a press briefing when asked for comment on the development.

"While North Korea has mentioned new weapons systems in its recent statements, we believe that this cannot be considered as such," he said.

North Korean soldiers gather around what appears to be a self-propelled howitzer deployed in a western coastal border area of Kaepung County, Hwanghae Province, captured from an observation deck in the South Korean city of Gimpo, west of Seoul, on Oct. 26, 2026. (Yonhap)

Kim Yo-jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, has threatened to deploy "new tactical weapons" along the heavily fortified border and restart anti-South propaganda broadcasts in response to South Korean warning broadcasts and warnings shots.

The South Korean military has issued the repeated warnings over Pyongyang's border fortification activities, which Seoul sees have extended far south to breach the Military Demarcation Line (MDL) separating the two Koreas.

Revealed in the photos was a North Korean propaganda slogan painted on the armored vehicle that read "Annihilate the U.S. imperialist aggressors, the sworn enemies of the Korean people!"

Several North Korean soldiers were seen raising red flags nearby, in what appeared to be a military drill.

North Korean troops have been spotted building tactical roads and fences in recent months as part of ongoing border reinforcement efforts driven by leader Kim's push to formalize inter-Korean relations as "two hostile states."

However, this marks the first time North Korea has deployed a heavy weapons system directly along the border, a move that observers view as highly unusual.

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首尔，10月27日（韩联社）——一名韩国军方官员周二表示，朝鲜部署在西部前线的火炮似乎是老式武器，而不是平壤最近威胁要向前部署的新系统。

疑似朝鲜自行火炮的装备被发现出现在比其通常部署位置更靠南的地区，靠近朝韩边境的西部战线，距离韩国媒体的摄像机足够近，可以拍摄到。

韩联社从首尔以西金浦市一个公园的观景台上拍摄的照片显示，专家称，一门疑似122毫米自行榴弹炮部署在黄海道开丰郡的沿海边境地区。

韩国联合参谋本部发言人张道英上校在新闻发布会上被问及此事时表示：“据我们了解，朝鲜已在沿海地区公开部署了老式火炮。”

他说：“虽然朝鲜在最近的声明中提到了新型武器系统，但我们认为这不能被视为新型武器系统。”

2026年10月26日，在韩国首尔以西的金浦市的一个观察台上，拍摄到朝鲜士兵聚集在一门疑似部署在黄海道开丰郡西部沿海边境地区的自行榴弹炮周围。（韩联社）

朝鲜领导人金正恩的妹妹金与正威胁要沿戒备森严的边境部署“新型战术武器”，并重启反韩宣传广播，以回应韩国的警告广播和警告鸣枪。

韩国军方就平壤的边境防御活动多次发出警告，首尔方面认为这些活动已经向南延伸很远，突破了分隔朝韩两国的军事分界线（MDL）。

照片显示，装甲车上涂有朝鲜的宣传口号：“消灭美国帝国主义侵略者，朝鲜人民的死敌！”

附近可以看到几名朝鲜士兵升起红旗，看起来像是在进行军事演习。

近几个月来，人们发现朝鲜军队正在修建战术道路和围栏，这是朝鲜领导人金正恩推动将朝韩关系正式确立为“两个敌对国家”的一部分，也是朝鲜持续加强边境防御工作的一部分。

然而，这是朝鲜首次在边境沿线直接部署重型武器系统，观察人士认为此举极为不寻常。

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韩国致函联合国安理会，敦促朝鲜对非军事区地雷爆炸事件承担责任。

（导语）韩国敦促朝鲜停止边境升级行动，此前平壤方面发出扩音器威胁

（第二条）朝鲜领导人妹妹警告将采取边境反制措施，扩音器将在数日内准备就绪

（第二条）朝鲜领导人妹妹称，朝鲜将恢复向韩国进行宣传广播。

（导语）朝鲜领导人妹妹、军事元帅视察边境防御工事，警告称可能面临“压倒性”反应

（第二份声明）韩国警告称，朝鲜威胁向边境部署打击力量，韩国将采取“果断报复”。

韩国军方：朝鲜沿西部边境部署的火炮不被视为新型武器系统