North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited strategic missile bases and examined the readiness "for action of strategic deterrence" while calling the U.S. strategic nuclear capabilities as a threat, state media reported on Wednesday.

The sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un referred to South Korea and Ukraine as “lunatics” after they warned that Pyongyang was sending troops to support Russia in its war against Ukraine.

Kim Jong-un's sister called South Korea and Ukraine 'badly behaved dogs' according to North Korea's state news agency.

The South Korean government plans to send military and intelligence personnel to Ukraine in response to North Korea sending soldiers to Russia. Seoul is considering the deployment of soldiers, intelligence officers with expertise in North Korea,

Several thousand North Korean soldiers will fight alongside the Russian army in Ukraine. The exact number of soldiers from North Korea that will be deployed is still unclear: it is certainly 1,500 soldiers,

North Korea has not sent troops to Russia to help Moscow fight Ukraine, one of its United Nations representatives said Monday, dismissing Seoul's claims as "groundless rumour". South Korea's spy agency said Friday that Pyongyang sent a "large-scale" troop deployment to help its ally,