South Korea says North Korean soldiers have crossed the border more than 20 times, more than in all of last year

The South Korean military said that North Korean soldiers have crossed the Military Demarcation Line more than 20 times in the past month. (AP)

North Korean soldiers crossed the Military Demarcation Line (MDL) between the two Koreas in mid-August, which was the first case this year. However, the South Korean military stated that North Korean soldiers have crossed the Military Demarcation Line more than 20 times in the past month.

According to South Korea's "Yonhap News Agency", the South Korean military stated that the cross-border incident of North Korean soldiers occurred on the Eastern Front in mid-August. Since then, cross-border behaviors mainly on the Eastern Front have occurred frequently, more than 20 times in the past month. The South Korean military pointed out that the North Korean military violated the Military Demarcation Line 17 times last year, but this year the number of border violations in less than one month exceeded the entire year last year.

The report pointed out that in accordance with the South Korean military's teaching and warfare regulations, the military will broadcast a warning when North Korean soldiers are found to have crossed the border. If North Korean soldiers still violate the military demarcation line, the military will fire warning shots and drive them away. In response to recent incidents of North Korean soldiers crossing the border, the military has mostly responded by firing warning shots. The South Korean military is currently considering strengthening surveillance and requesting the United Nations Command to investigate whether North Korean troops' crossing the border violates the Armistice Agreement of the Korean War.