Accra:Seoul Kim Yo-jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, along with a military marshal, inspected fortification work along the inter-Korean border. The North Korean regime has issued warnings of an "overwhelming" military response to perceived enemy provocations, as reported by state media on Wednesday.

According to Yonhap News Agency, the inspection followed the South Korean military's vow to take "decisive" action against any further provocations by the North. This comes in the wake of Pyongyang's threat to deploy strike means along the border. Pak Jong-chon, an advisor to the North's Ministry of National Defense, reviewed progress on the border fortification project and accused the enemy of making "deliberate, premeditated and absurd" claims about North Korean troop movements.

Pak emphasized the need to turn the borderline into an "impregnable fortress," advocating for "very proficient, specialized and overwhelming military action" in response to enemy moves. Kim Yo-jong reinforced this stance, noting that the North's leader has ordered the border with the enemy state to be made "eternally impregnable," and stressed that nothing could halt the fortification efforts.

Since April 2024, North Korea has been reinforcing its border with South Korea by laying land mines, installing barbed-wire fences, and erecting anti-tank barriers along the Military Demarcation Line. This fortification work has led to multiple instances of North Korean troops approaching or crossing the MDL, resulting in warning broadcasts and shots from South Korean forces.

In a recent incident, land mine explosions in the Demilitarized Zone injured three South Korean soldiers, with two sustaining serious injuries. South Korea and the U.N. Command attributed the incident to mines planted by North Korea, a claim that the latter denies. Kim Yo-jong also threatened to increase tactical strike assets along the border and resume propaganda broadcasts toward South Korea, blaming Seoul for escalating tensions with warning shots. The South Korean military has warned of stern measures should further provocations occur.