The Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) conducted live-fire drills “intensively” on the east coast of South Korea on Tuesday to show its “determination to punish North Korean provocation” in the wake of Pyongyang’s sixth nuclear test on Sunday, according to a statement provided by the ROKN.

The navy reportedly staged “anti-aircraft” and “anti-ship” military drills with live-fire from several warships.

“This training this time is to check our military’s immediate response posture in case an enemy makes a provocation on the sea and strengthen the determination to punish the enemy’s provocation,” Capt. Choi Young-chan, the commander of the 13th Maritime