In South Korea, pilots were charged with dropping bombs on residential buildings.

In South Korea, two pilots of the Republic's Air Force were charged with professional negligence after mistakenly dropping eight bombs during joint exercises with the United States. This was reported on March 13 by the Yonhap news agency with reference to the Ministry of Defense.

"The command of the criminal Investigation Department confirmed during the investigation that the immediate cause of the accident was the erroneous input of the target coordinates by the pilots," the agency said in a statement.

Two unit commanders were also dismissed for not giving specific instructions to their subordinates.

It is reported that the pilots were also charged with damaging military facilities, including a church. In addition, the Air Force plans to schedule a meeting to discuss the qualifications of employees to continue operating the aircraft.

They hit their own: the South Korean Air Force dropped bombs on residential buildings

As a result of pilot error, 15 people were injured.

An emergency bomb attack on an apartment building during exercises in the area of Pyeongchong became known on March 6. According to military authorities, eight bombs were dropped during joint exercises between the South Korean and US Air Forces. According to their statement, none of them exploded. South Korean military personnel reported that the incident was caused by an error in entering coordinates by the pilot.

According to Yonhap, 15 people were injured in the incident, including two soldiers and two foreigners. Two victims were diagnosed with serious injuries, while the rest were slightly injured. In addition, as a result of the incident, a truck and eight buildings were damaged, including five residential buildings and the local cathedral.