North Korea launched “various types of short-range ballistic missiles (SRBMs)” from its east coast on Thursday morning, according to South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), the DPRK’s first ballistic missile test since early March.

JCS reported that it detected “multiple” SRBM launches from the coastal city of Wonsan from around 8:10 to 9:20 a.m. KST.  

The missiles flew a maximum distance of around 497 miles (800 km), JCS added, without clarifying how many missiles it detected.

Japan’s defense ministry did not alert ships in the Sea of Japan (East Sea) about any launches at 8:10 when JCS issued