(MENAFN) A South Korean opposition legislator asserted on Tuesday that North Korea has erected approximately 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) of anti-tank structures close to the border dividing the two Koreas.

This development was reported by a news agency.

Yu Yong-weon, a representative from the leading opposition People Power Party, revealed that intelligence data and satellite photographs obtained from the Joint Chiefs of Staff indicate Pyongyang has established four separate segments of these barriers.

Each section measures about 2.5 kilometers in length and is positioned to the north of the Military Demarcation Line, situated within the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ).

"North Korea's anti-tank barriers are symbolic structures demonstrating its 'two hostile states' policy," Yu stated, emphasizing the need for the South Korean armed forces to revise their strategic defense frameworks to account for these new fortifications.

In October of the previous year, North Korea publicly acknowledged revising its constitution to formally categorize South Korea as a "hostile" state.

The regime justified this change by pointing to increasing threats to its security and deteriorating bilateral relations.

Additionally, in 2023, North Korea withdrew from a 2018 inter-Korean pact designed to ease military tensions.

The agreement had established buffer areas on land and sea, as well as no-fly zones over the DMZ.

Its cancellation led to the resumption of extensive military activities along the inter-Korean frontier.

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