The United States has information that North Korea is preparing additional supplies of ballistic missiles to Russia, as well as long-range self-propelled artillery and multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS).

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,

Ukraine fired five of the U.S.-made long-range missiles on Saturday, targeting an S-400 battalion near Lotarevka, northwest of Kursk, Russia’s Defense Ministry said. Two of projectiles hit their targets, damaging a radar and resulting in casualties, according to the statement.

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

North Korea is preparing to deliver a new batch of ballistic missiles to Russia, adding to the more than 100 already supplied, which Russia has used in attacks on Ukraine, stated US Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN Robert Wood during a UN Security Council meeting.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has visited the facility several times and the state media has previously talked about the tactile missiles being mass-produced at the location.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol met with Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov in Seoul on Nov. 27 to discuss concerns over deepening military ties between Russia and North Korea, Yonhap News Agency reported.