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Yoon Sent to Prison for Drones

worldJune 14, 2026·139 words·2 min read

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Yoon Sent to Prison for Drones

A court in South Korea sent former president Yoon Suk Yeol to prison. He must stay there for 30 years. The court says he ordered secret drones to fly over North Korea's capital in 2024. His former defense minister also got 30 years. The court says they wanted to start trouble with North Korea.

North Korea first made these claims in October 2024. It said South Korea sent drones to drop paper messages. Yoon's lawyers say the flights were not wrong. They say North Korea sent many balloons full of trash into the South first.

This is a big fall for the 65-year-old leader. In December 2024, Yoon tried to give the army control of the country. But it ended after about six hours. Lawmakers voted to stop him. He was removed from his job and arrested in 2025.

Key Vocabulary

n.: a top leader who runs one part of a government
n.: people who make a country's laws
n.: a person who leads others
n.: things you throw away; rubbish
n.: a small flying machine with no pilot
n.: the main city of a country

Vocabulary Translations· 6 words · 12 languages

Every definition is context-aware — translated based on how the word is used in this article, not a dictionary.

ministern.

a top leader who runs one part of a government

bộ trưởngministro大臣bakanministroministerوزيرministerминистр部长장관

lawmakern.

people who make a country's laws

nhà lập pháp, nghị sĩlegisladores, parlamentares議員、立法者milletvekilleri, yasa yapıcılarlegisladoresustawodawcy, posłowieالمشرّعون، النوابwetgevers, parlementsledenзаконодатели, депутаты议员，立法者국회의원, 입법자

leadern.

a person who leads others

nhà lãnh đạolíder指導者liderlíderprzywódcaزعيم، قائدleiderлидер, руководитель领导人지도자

trashn.

things you throw away; rubbish

ráclixoゴミçöpbasuraśmieciقمامة، نفاياتafval, vuilnisмусор垃圾쓰레기

dronen.

a small flying machine with no pilot

máy bay không người láidroneドローン（無人機）drone (insansız hava aracı)drondronطائرة بدون طيارdroneдрон无人机드론

capitaln.

the main city of a country

thủ đôcapital首都başkentcapitalstolicaعاصمةhoofdstadстолица首都수도

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Question 1: True or False

A court sent the former leader to prison for 30 years.

The court says he ordered drones to fly over the other country.

The leader's defense minister was set free by the court.

The leader's try to give the army control lasted many days.

Question 2: Multiple Choice

How long must the former leader stay in prison?

Question 3: Multiple Choice

What did the leader try to do in December 2024?

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Question 5: Fill in the Blank

The court says the secret drones flew over the other country's ______ in 2024.

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