In Russian service, the launchers could strike Ukrainian trenches and fire back at Ukraine’s own howitzers and launchers. Equally worryingly, they could hit front-line cities including Kharkiv, which is situated just 25 miles from the Russia-Ukraine border.

North Korea is expanding a weapons plant that manufactures missiles used by Russia against Ukraine, according to new research from a US-based think tank.

Kim met Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov on Friday and said "the U.S. and the West made Kyiv authorities attack Russia's territory with their own long-range strike weapons