North Korea says Kim Jong Un supervised missile tests

Photo provided by the North Korean government showing what it says a drill of long-range artillery and missile systems at North Korea’s eastern coast (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service/AP)

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised tests of short-range ballistic missile systems, which simulated nuclear counterstrikes against US and South Korean forces, state media said on Friday.

The report came a day after South Korea’s military detected multiple launches from North Korea’s eastern coast and assessed the tests could be related to the country’s weapons exports to Russia during its war in Ukraine.