North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered his country to quickly start mass producing self-detonating explosive drones, calling their development an “essential requirement,” after overseeing a test of the deadly aerial weapon,

North Korea says it has tested exploding drones designed to hit targets and leader Kim Jong Un called for accelerating their mass production.

Overnight Russian attacks on Ukraine have killed one person in the southern port city of Odesa, according to officials. Meanwhile, state media in North Korea says Kim Jong Un has recently sanctioned the "mass production" of suicide drones.