Photo provided by Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on May 30, 2017 shows the test-firing of a ballistic missile by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. (Xinhua/KCNA)

KIEV, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- The Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) Monday dismissed foreign media reports that Ukraine's state-owned aerospace manufacturer Yuzhmash may have supplied rocket engines to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).

"Ukraine has never supplied rocket engines or any kind of missile technology to the DPRK," Oleksandr Turchynov, head of the NSDC, was quoted as saying by his press service.

Turchynov said the information, which has been spread by the media, is "not based on any grounds and provocative by its content."

Earlier in the day, The New York Times, citing a missile expert, said the Yuzhmash is "most likely" source of the engines for the DPRK's intercontinental ballistic missiles launched in July.

The Yuzhmash plant, headquartered in Ukraine's southeastern city of Dnipro, produces space craft, rocket launch vehicles, rocket engines and other equipment.

According to the Yuzhmash website, the company carries out foreign economic activities in 23 countries.