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Ukraine now ‘test site’ for North Korean missiles shipped to Russia, warns South Korea

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North Korea is using Ukraine as a “test site” for its nuclear-armed missiles, officials in South Korea said amid reports that Kim Jong-un might sell new types of weaponry to his Russian ally Vladimir Putin.

Speaking at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Wednesday, South Korean ambassador Hwang Joon-kook urged Russia to end its military cooperation with North Korea and also withdraw its military forces from the territory of Ukraine.

“By exporting missiles to Russia, the of its nuclear-capable missiles,” the envoy told the gathering of, using the abbreviation for the official name of Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

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