The launch of North Korea's nuclear missiles posed no danger to Russia. This was reported to the Russian Defense Ministry, commenting on America's speculation, which previously stated that the North Korean missile fell near our borders.

The department noted that indeed Russian security equipment detected the launch of a ballistic missile from the territory of North Korea around 23:30 Moscow time, but they did not represent any threat to our country.

The Russian military reported that the flight deck ran in the direction from the Russian border and at a significant distance - the missile fell 500 km from Russia, and the flight lasted 23 minutes.

"This missile launch did not represent any danger to the Russian Federation. The means of the Russian missile warning system and the air defense on duty are on alert duty in the planned regime, "the RIA Novosti news agency quoted the message of the Defense Ministry.

Our troops are on combat duty in the planned mode.

Earlier in the White House it was reported that the head of the DPRK Kim Jong-un released a missile near Russian borders. According to the American CNN channel, it landed in 96.5 km from Vladivostok.