Pyongyang has dismissed assertions that its munitions caused a recent detonation in the Demilitarized Zone and called the investigation's results "groundless." Through state media KCNA, North Korea warned that Seoul is fabricating evidence and cautioned that South Korea could find itself in a "miserable and catastrophic position" if it continues to push these claims.

The dispute follows a South Korean military assessment that North Korean landmines, likely planted over a year ago during border fortification work, injured 3 soldiers, 2 of whom were severe. The UN Command confirmed the mines were located south of the Military Demarcation Line, leading Seoul to label the incident an armistice violation. South Korea's Defense Minister stated that the government will press Pyongyang for talks to establish the facts.