On the 15th local time, the South Korean government said that North Korea is solely responsible for the situation that has caused the repeated regression of North-South relations. The South Korean government also strongly condemned North Korea's bombing of a section of the road connecting North Korea and South Korea along the Gyeongui Line and the East Sea Line. The North Korean side has yet to respond to this statement.

On the 15th local time, the South Korean government said that North Korea is solely responsible for the situation that has caused the repeated regression of North-South relations. The South Korean government also strongly condemned North Korea's bombing of a section of the road connecting North Korea and South Korea along the Gyeongui Line and the East Sea Line. The North Korean side has yet to respond to this statement.