North Korea on Tuesday fired at least one ballistic missile toward its eastern sea, according to the South Korean military, as the country continued its weapons demonstrations hours before the U.S. presidential elections.

North Korea's military has come under the spotlight after the United States joined South Korea and Ukraine this week to accuse Pyongyang of dispatching thousands of troops to Russia, potentially to ready them for combat in the Ukraine war.

At least seven short-rang missiles covered a range of 400km before dropping outside Japan’s exclusive economic zone