North Korea launched two short-range ballistic missiles into the East Sea (Sea of Japan), South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said just after midnight Tuesday.

The DPRK launched the missiles from the Pyongyang region between 11:55 p.m. and midnight on Monday, both flying around 250 miles (400 km), JCS said.

“North Korea’s successive missile launches are a serious act of provocation that harms the peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula and the international community,” it added. “We strongly condemn the ballistic missile launches that clearly violate the U.N. Security Council resolutions, and call for an immediate end to