# North Korea fires about 10 missiles a day after Trump curtails South Korea drills

https://mins.news/en/item/27176

- The Guardian, 2026-08-20 10:25 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/20/north-korea-fires-10-missiles-day-after-trump-curtails-south-korea-joint-drills

> North Korea fired about 10 short-range ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters on Thursday, South Korea’s military said. The launches followed the US and South Korea’s decision to scale back their 11-day Ulchi Freedom Shield exercises. Kim Yo-jong rejected the overture as insufficient but said relations between Kim Jong-un and Donald Trump remained excellent.

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