The United Nations Command (UNC) has concluded that both North and South Korea violated the Korean Armistice Agreement when they flew drones into each other’s territory last month, according to a press release Thursday.

The UNC Military Armistice Commission’s Special Investigation Team (SIT) also determined that the ROK military’s attempts to neutralize North Korea’s unmanned aerial systems (UAS) within South Korean territory were in compliance with the armistice.

“United Nations Command reaffirms that adherence to the terms of Armistice is essential for mitigating the risk of both accidental and deliberate incidents through prevention of escalation, and for preserving a cessation