North Korea fired several short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast on Thursday, South Korea's military said, the first such launch in more than two months.

North Korea fired several short-range ballistic missiles into the sea east of the Korean Peninsula on Thursday, according to South Korea’s military.

North Korea has fired several rounds of short-range ballistic missiles into waters east of the Korean Peninsula.

North Korea launched multiple short-range ballistic missiles towards the sea, following Kim Jong Un's vow to ready his nuclear force for battle. The missiles flew 360 kilometers before landing in waters between the Korean Peninsula and Japan.

North Korea fired multiple short range ballistic missiles into waters east of the Korean peninsula Thursday, Seoul's military said, the nuclear-armed country's first major weapons test since early July.

The missile launches come after Pyongyang warned Seoul and Washington of a 'dear price' for joint military exercises North Korea test-fired short-range missiles for the first time in 73 days in a sabre-rattling move seen to be aimed at the lead-up to the US presidential election and also test weapons that could potentially be deployed in the

Ukraine has strongly condemned North Korea's ballistic missile launches, calling them a threat to peace and stability in the region, according to Ukraine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. "Another provocation by Pyongyang is a direct threat to peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula and the whole world.

The launch comes days after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed to make his nuclear force fully ready for combat with the US and its allies.