President Vladimir Putin said Friday that Russia will continue to test and start mass-producing the hypersonic ballistic missile that it fired at Ukraine Thursday.

Russia named the missile the Oreshnik, or hazel tree, and said it is impossible to intercept it with air defenses.

Today, our insane neighbor has once again revealed its true nature—its disdain for dignity, freedom, and human life itself. And, most of all, its fear.'

Pyongyang's support has become crucial between the two countries, as Kim Jong Un assists Moscow in replenishing its stockpiles of weapons.​

Russia fired a hypersonic intermediate-range ballistic missile at the Ukrainian city of Dnipro on Thursday in response to the U.S. and UK allowing Kyiv to strike Russian territory with advanced Western weapons,

US researchers have determined, using satellite imagery, that North Korea is significantly expanding a key production facility for ballistic missiles used by Russia in its war against Ukraine. Source: Reuters Details: The facility,

North Korea is expanding a key weapons manufacturing complex that assembles a type of short-range missile used by Russia in Ukraine, researchers at a U.S.-based think tank have concluded, based on satellite images.

North Korea is expanding a missile factory to enhance its military capabilities, potentially supporting Russia in the Ukraine conflict.