North Korea confirms its ballistic missile test

The test launch of the Hwasong-15 intercontinental ballistic missile with blasts and smokes surrounding it

Пробно лансирање интерконтиненталне балистичке ракете Хвасонг-15 Source: Supplied

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There are fears the war in Ukraine may be emboldening North Korea after it fired a long-range missile into the sea off Japan on Saturday.

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