South Korean military reports DPRK has resumed work on front-line defenses, which expert attributes to ‘weakened’ forces
[Jooheon Kim](https://www.nknews.org/content_author/jooheon-kim/) | [Joon Ha Park](https://www.nknews.org/content_author/joon-ha-park/) March 27, 2025
Border guard personnel evacuate casualties from a landmine explosion along the eastern part of the inter-Korean border. | Image: ROK Joint Chiefs of Staff (March 27, 2025)
A landmine explosion near the inter-Korean border has caused multiple North Korean casualties in recent days, according to the South Korean military, after the DPRK restarted work to reinforce border defenses.In a short report released Thursday, Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) assessed that North Korea deployed “dozens to hundreds of personnel” to enhance front-line fortifications in early March, resuming construction that was suspended for months due to winter military training.
But the dangerous work led to another landmine explosion “several days ago,” JCS said, without providing a specific date. It suggested the incident occurred because the DPRK soldiers were overworked and didn’t have proper replacements.
A landmine explosion near the inter-Korean border has caused multiple North Korean casualties in recent days, according to the South Korean military, after the DPRK restarted work to reinforce border defenses.In a short report released Thursday, Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) assessed that North Korea deployed “dozens to hundreds of personnel” to enhance front-line fortifications in early March, resuming construction that was suspended for months due to winter military training.
But the dangerous work led to another landmine explosion “several days ago,” JCS said, without providing a specific date. It suggested the incident occurred because the DPRK soldiers were overworked and didn’t have proper replacements.
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