North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw a test of short-range ballistic missiles and long-range artillery in a demonstration of Pyongyang's nuclear counterstrike capabilities, state-run media said Friday.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said North Korea’s involvement in the Russia-Ukraine war was justified, calling it an exercise of sovereign rights in defence of a “brother nation,” state media KCNA reported on Saturday.

Kim Jong Un supervised missile tests simulating nuclear counterattacks against the USA and South Korea, North Korean state media reported on Friday. The day before, Seoul reported detecting the launch of several types of short-range missiles by the North.