North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un’s sister, Kim Yo-jong, says a “very unstable” and “grave situation” is prevailing along the southern border, calling it a response to what she portrays as South Korean military actions. In statements carried by KCNA and reported by multiple outlets, she also accuses South Korea of firing warning shots and broadcasting warnings, while alleging those actions raise tensions.

Her remarks come amid renewed focus on an incident last month involving a land mine explosion that injured two South Korean soldiers. North Korea has denied responsibility for that blast, dismissing Seoul’s findings that mines deliberately planted by Pyongyang caused the explosion. Kim Yo-jong links the current border situation to this dispute and says North Korea is reviewing a possible resumption of loudspeaker broadcasts along the border. Yonhap frames the comments as originating from Seoul after the warning and denial cycle between the two sides.

Across outlets, the core details align: Kim Yo-jong warns of heightened instability, blames South Korea’s military behavior for the situation, and raises the prospect of restarting loudspeaker broadcasts, while the underlying dispute centers on conflicting accounts of the earlier land mine blast.