Seoul, Jan 11 (NationPress) The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has demanded that Seoul furnish a comprehensive explanation regarding recent drone breaches, asserting that the UAVs from South Korea undeniably transgressed the North's airspace.

Kim Yo-jong, vice director of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, issued these comments after South Korea's Defence Ministry refuted Pyongyang's allegations of military drone incursions, suggesting that private organizations may have been responsible for the reported drone activities, according to Yonhap News Agency.

"Fortunately, the ROK's military stated officially that it was not responsible and that it has no desire to provoke or annoy us," Kim noted in a statement released by the North's Korean Central News Agency. ROK stands for the Republic of Korea, the formal designation of South Korea.

"However, a thorough explanation is necessary regarding the actual incident of a drone that crossed our southern border from the ROK," Kim emphasized.

She also expressed gratitude that South Korea's defense ministry made a prudent decision by publicly denying the North's claims, thereby not provoking North Korea.

Nonetheless, Kim warned that the drone incursions, whether conducted by military forces or civilians, amounted to a breach of the North's airspace, cautioning that Seoul could face dire repercussions if it engages in further provocations.

"The fact remains that the drone from the ROK violated our nation's airspace," Kim asserted. "If the ROK chooses to provoke us again in the future, it will face severe consequences."

She alleged that the video data obtained from the drones was indisputably linked to a uranium mine, the now-defunct inter-Korean joint industrial complex in Kaesong, and North Korean border guard posts, demanding an explanation from Seoul.

Kim further warned, "If they characterize this as an act of a civilian organization and claim it does not infringe upon our sovereignty, they will witness a surge of UAVs from DPRK civilian organizations."

DPRK refers to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, the formal name of the North.

Kim's remarks solidified North Korea's perception of South Korea as a "group of hooligans and scrap," marking the first instance of such direct language used against Seoul since the commencement of the Lee Jae Myung administration.

Lim Eul-chul, a professor at Kyungnam University's Institute for Far Eastern Studies in South Korea, assessed that Kim's statements aim to uphold the regime's narrative of portraying Seoul as an "unchanging hostile country" while dismissing Seoul's peace initiatives to increase pressure.