North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for strengthening the country's nuclear weapons capacity "without limit" and completing war preparations against the United States and its allies, state media reported Monday.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed to bolster the nation’s nuclear capabilities “without limit” to counter the threats posed by the security partnership between the US and its allies in the region,

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un called on his officials to strengthen the regime's nuclear forces "without limitation" and complete preparations for war, Pyongyang's state media reported Monday.

The dictator's warning comes after South Korea said last week that North Korean troops had already begun 'engaging in combat operations' alongside Russian forces near the border with Ukraine.