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SEOUL, July 25-- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) fired two unidentified projectiles into the eastern waters early on Thursday, according to South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS). The projectiles were launched near the DPRK's eastern coastal city of Wonsan at 5:34 a.m. and 5:57 a.m. local time respectively, the JCS said in a statement. The JCS said later that the first projectile of the two flew about 430 km, while the second one traveled around 690 km, based on the joint analysis by South Korea and the United States, according to local media reports. The projectiles, believed to be new types of short-range missiles, landed in the East Sea after traveling at an altitude of some 50 km. They were reportedly estimated to have been fired from mobile launchers. The military authorities of South Korea and the United States were analyzing what the projectiles were, the JCS said. The South Korean military maintained a defense posture, closely monitoring relevant situations in preparation for a possibly additional launch. It was the DPRK's first launch of projectiles since the country fired projectiles twice in May. During the latest launch of two projectiles on May 9, those flew about 420 km and 270 km each. South Korea's National Intelligence Service (NIS) saw the DPRK's projectile launches as a protest against the planned South Korea-U.S. joint military exercise, called "Dong Maeng 19-2," scheduled for next month. | 
