North Korea Warns Of Retaliation Over Drone Incursion
February 13, 2026
12:15 am
The sister of North Korea‘s leader has acknowledged South Korea’s expression of regret over an alleged drone incursion into its airspace while warning that any repetition would trigger a military response exceeding the scale of the original provocation.
Kim Yo Jong, the influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and vice director of the ruling Workers’ Party Central Committee, issued a statement Friday through state media outlet KCNA that offered a partial acceptance of Seoul’s apology while demanding stronger preventive measures and reserving the right to retaliate.
The statement came after South Korean Unification Minister Chung Dong-young …
