Television broadcast of a missile launch from the DPRK. Archive photo SEOUL, Jan 5 North Korea allegedly fired one ballistic missile from the interior of the country towards the Sea of Japan, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff reported. unidentified shell towards the Sea of Japan. This is probably the DPRK's first arms test this year. The previous one took place on October 19, 2021, when North Korea was testing a new ballistic missile of submarines.
& # 34; North Korea today at about 8.10 fired one supposedly ballistic missile from the interior of the country towards the Sea of Japan. The intelligence agencies of South Korea and the United States are conducting a detailed analysis of the additional information & # 34 ;, — the military told reporters in a message.
As noted by Ryonghap, a launch from the interior of the country means that the missile was launched from a ground-based launcher. that South Korea and the United States continue to monitor Pyongyang's actions and maintain readiness for possible additional launches. According to the Japanese Ministry of Defense, the projectile flew 500 kilometers. According to NHK TV channel, the object fell outside the exclusive economic zone of the country, there is no data on damage to aircraft and ships after launch. 
Kim Jong-un said that 2022 will be the year of the «deadly battle»