Seoul, South Korea:

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for an expansion in the production of missile launchers in preparation for a "military showdown" with South Korea and the United States during a factory visit, state media said Friday.

The report was released as the White House said Pyongyang had provided Russia with ballistic missiles and launchers used in a recent flurry of attacks on cities in Ukraine.

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