N. Korea warns of 'powerful counteraction' if S. Korea intrudes 'even a millimeter' into its territory

Published Oct 6, 2026 8:01 pm KST

A video capture of the North Korean military's landmine removal operation conducted south of the Military Demarcation Line (MDL), Monday. Released by the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS). Yonhap

North Korea on Tuesday warned of an "immediate and powerful counteraction" if South Korea intrudes even "a millimeter" into its territory, after Seoul signaled corresponding measures over a recent land mine blast at the inter-Korean border that it has blamed on Pyongyang.

The North's foreign ministry issued the statement a day after the South's military concluded the mines planted by North Korea caused the Sept. 21 blast on the southern side of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) that left two South Korean soldiers critically injured.

The South's military also conducted a mine-clearing operation at the blast site on the same day, in coordination with the U.N. Command (UNC), which oversees the border area.

"We do not care about them trying to remove the mines irrelevant to us, and we have no reason to pay heed to such farce of the ROK," the ministry said, calling South Korea by its official name, the Republic of Korea.

"However, if a jackboot or a spark of fire from the ROK goes even a millimeter beyond the border to violate our territory, the border guard forces of the DPRK will take an immediate and powerful counteraction," it said.

发布于2026年10月6日晚上8:01（韩国标准时间）

周一，朝鲜联合参谋本部发布了一段朝鲜军队在军事分界线以南进行排雷行动的视频。韩联社报道。

朝鲜周二警告称，如果韩国哪怕“一毫米”侵入其领土，朝鲜将采取“立即而强有力的反制措施”。此前，首尔方面就最近发生在朝韩边境的地雷爆炸事件发出了相应信号，并指责平壤是幕后黑手。

朝鲜外交部发表声明的前一天，韩国军方得出结论，朝鲜埋设的地雷导致了9月21日发生在非军事区（DMZ）南侧的爆炸，造成两名韩国士兵重伤。

当天，南方军队还在爆炸现场与负责边境地区的联合国军司令部（UNC）协调进行了排雷行动。

“我们不在乎他们试图清除与我们无关的地雷，我们也没有理由理会韩国的这种闹剧，”该部表示，并称韩国为大韩民国。

“但是，如果韩国的铁蹄或火星哪怕越过边境一毫米侵犯我们的领土，朝鲜边防部队将立即采取强有力的反制措施，”声明中写道。