North Korean missile launch news broadcast in Seoul. File photoSEUL, Apr 17 The DPRK launched two projectiles towards the Sea of Japan with a maximum altitude of 25 kilometers, a range of approximately 110 kilometers and a maximum speed of Mach 4, the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Republic of Korea said. According to the committee, the South Korean military recorded at about 18.00 (12.00 Moscow time), the launch of two shells from the DPRK from the area of the city of Hamhung on the east coast of the Korean Peninsula towards the Sea of Japan.
South Korean military and intelligence agencies immediately held an urgent discussion of the situation. "The intelligence agencies of South Korea and the United States are conducting a thorough analysis (details of the launch. — Approx. ed.)", the message adds.
The DPRK said that the leader of the country, Kim Jong-un, personally observed the 
North Korea threatened South Korea with nuclear warAs the agency noted Yonhap, based on pictures from the North Korean media, the new tactical system is similar to the analogue of the Iskander complex called KN-23, created in the DPRK, but improved, on a mobile installation and with two torpedo tubes. South Korea will hold an emergency meeting of the National Security Council.Press Secretary of Primhydromet Viktor Chulkov, commenting on reports of launches, told RIA Novosti that the radiation background in Primorsky Krai, the only region bordering North Korea, — has not changed.