UPDATE (22:20): At around 9PM KST North Korea commenced the artillery firing exercise, according to the JCS. No shells have landed south of the NLL.

North Korea has informed South Korea that it will conduct military exercises near the disputed maritime border, the Northern Limit Line (NLL), according to a statement from the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) on Wednesday.

The notice was reportedly sent to the South Korean military from the Southwestern Front Command of the Korean People’s Army (KPA).

“The DPRK announced today that they will hold an artillery firing training drill around Baengnyeong-do and Yeonpyeong-do from