Russia is using North Korean short-range ballistic missiles to strike Ukrainian cities, the U.S. and nearly 50 other countries said in a Jan. 9 statement, as Pyongyang’s support for Moscow’s invasion continues unabated.

DPRK armed forces staged four missile test events in January, including the country’s first-ever solid-fuel intermediate-range ballistic missile launch and three cruise missile launches in less than a week, with Kim Jong Un attending at least one of these launches.

The North Korean leader ordered a constitutional change that codifies North and South Korea as separate countries, after Kim called