The 25th missile launch by North Korea this year, including both ballistic and cruise missiles, was on Sunday. The most recent of such launches in the previous two weeks took place on Thursday when North Korea launched two short-range ballistic missiles.

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Digital Desk: The Joint Chiefs of Staff of South Korea informed reporters on Sunday that North Korea has launched two short-range ballistic missiles into the waters off the eastern coast of the peninsula from the Munchon area of Kangwon Province.

According to Japan's State Minister of Defense Toshiro Ino, the missiles were fired between 1:47 and 1:53 a.m. local time on Sunday.

According to Ino, the first missile is thought to have traveled 350 kilometers (217 miles) at a maximum height of roughly 100 kilometers (62 miles). About the same distance was covered by the second.

The defense ministry is still examining the specifics and trying to determine what kind of missiles were launched, including the potential that they were submarine-launched ballistic missiles, even though there were no reports of any damage to seagoing boats.

According to the joint chiefs of staff of South Korea, the military has increased its surveillance and alertness while maintaining a full readiness posture and working closely with the US.

The 25th missile launch by North Korea this year, including both ballistic and cruise missiles, was on Sunday. The most recent of such launches in the previous two weeks took place on Thursday when North Korea launched two short-range ballistic missiles.

The Japanese Coast Guard advised ships to heed warnings and to stay clear of any debris that had fallen into the water. Additionally, it requested that ships disclose any pertinent data.

South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff on Saturday “strongly condemned” the launches, calling them a “serious provocation” that harms peace and safety, according to reports.

The joint chiefs denounced and urged the North to immediately cease such missile testing, saying, "North Korea's repeated ballistic missile launch is a serious provocation that harms peace and safety of the Korean Peninsula as well as the international community and it is also a clear violation of the UNSC resolution."

According to the joint chiefs, the early Sunday morning missile launches had a flying range of roughly 350 kilometers and an altitude of roughly 90 kilometers.

According to the joint chiefs, the South Korean military will continue to maintain a "strong readiness posture" while closely coordinating with the US to watch and monitor relevant movements.