Multiple North Korean drones entered South Korean airspace along the western border on Monday. While many details about what happened remain unclear, initial reports point to an embarrassing ROK military failure to counter unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) that has pushed the Yoon administration into damage control mode.

According to Yonhap News Agency, a fixed-wing drone flew into the airspace above northern Seoul before returning to North Korea, while South Korea detected four other drones that operated near Ganghwa island for more than five hours before “disappearing” from ROK sensors.