The South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff announced that North Korea launched a ballistic missile into the sea off its eastern coast. The South Korean military revealed that "the missile traveled a distance of 1,000 kilometers before falling into the sea," noting that "the missile was launched at a high angle." The office of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol stated that "the president has instructed the military to carry out the ongoing joint military exercises with the United States to the fullest."