North Korean drones 'violate airspace' - South Korea scrambles fighter jets and and fires warning shots in responseWhile working to counter the drones, a South Korean KA-1 light attack aircraft crashed shortly after departing its Wonju base in the country's east, a defence ministry official said.Monday 26 December 2022 11:36, UKSouth Korea says it has scrambled fighter jets and attack helicopters, firing warning shots, after North Korean drones "violated" its airspace.The country's Joint Chiefs of Staff, a group of chiefs from each major branch of the armed services, said several unmanned North Korean drones crossed the border and were detected in the South's territory on Monday.Provocation is latest of many - but now a full nuclear weapons test is expectedThis provocation from North Korea is just the latest in a series of incidents that have seen tensions on the Korean Peninsula rise to their highest levels in several years.In 2014, several suspected North Korean drones were found south of the border, with experts describing them as low-tech but still a potential security threat."