Kim Jong Un Supervises Missile Tests Amid Tensions with South Korea

The North Korean leader's actions include refusing to recognize the Northern Limit Line and declaring South Korea the 'principal enemy'.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has overseen a series of missile tests, including the test-firing of a new surface-to-sea missile named Padasuri-6, as part of efforts to enhance maritime security.
Kim Jong Un has declared South Korea as North Korea's 'principal enemy', threatening war over territorial infringements and refusing to recognize the Northern Limit Line as a maritime border.
The missile tests are part of a broader pattern of increased weapons testing by North Korea, including cruise missiles, an underwater nuclear weapon system, and a solid-fueled hypersonic ballistic missile.
Speculation arises that North Korea is testing weapons before potentially supplying them to Russia for use in Ukraine, amid strengthened ties between Pyongyang and Moscow.
South Korea and the United States have accused North Korea of supplying Russia with weapons, violating UN sanctions, as tensions on the Korean Peninsula remain high.