North Korean missiles Archives

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Latest news Ukraine

Ukraine downs 81/94 Russian missiles as Russia targets energy infrastructure, forcing nuclear plants to reduce energy output

President Zelenskyy says Ukraine's F-16 jets intercepted 11 Russian cruise missiles. Ivano-Frankivsk authorities say it was the worst ever attack on the region.

byYuri Zoria

Ukraine destroys North Korean Bulsae-4 missile system in Kharkiv Oblast

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Latest news Ukraine

Ukraine destroys North Korean Bulsae-4 missile system in Kharkiv Oblast

This adds to mounting evidence of North Korean military hardware in Russian hands.

byYevheniia Martyniuk

Zelenskyy Warns: North Korean Troops Join Russia's War in Ukraine

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Latest news Ukraine

Zelenskyy warns: North Korean troops join Russia’s war in Ukraine

Pyongyang has moved beyond supplying weapons to Moscow and is now sending military personnel.

byYevheniia Martyniuk

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at a military operations base in the western region of the country

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Latest news Ukraine

WP: thousands of North Korean troops train in Russia for potential Ukraine deployment

Ukrainian officials claim North Korean military engineers are already present in occupied territories, overseeing the use of Pyongyang-supplied weapons. Some of these personnel have reportedly been killed in action, underlining the direct involvement of North Korean forces.

byVira Kravchuk

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Latest news Ukraine

Ukrainian missile strike kills six North Korean officers in Russian-occupied Donetsk, intelligence sources say

A Ukrainian deadly strike on a Russian training ground near Donetsk has uncovered the presence of North Korean military personnel in occupied Ukraine, which Russian sources described as an "exchange of experience.”

byVira Kravchuk

explosions following the attack on ammunition depot in Russia's Voronezh Oblast

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Latest news Ukraine

Kyiv: “We’ve hit N. Korean missile depot in Russia, Iranian missiles next”

Ukrainian drones strike Russian ammo depot in Voronezh Oblast, allegedly destroying North Korean missiles.

byYevheniia Martyniuk

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Latest news Ukraine

Reuters: UN sanctions monitors confirm Russia using North Korean missiles in Ukraine despite arms embargo

A UN report reveals that the debris from a Russian missile strike on Kharkiv on 2 January 2024 belongs to a North Korean Hwasong-11 series ballistic missile, violating the arms embargo imposed on the country since 2006.

byVira Kravchuk

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Latest news Ukraine

North Korean missile fired by Russia in Ukraine contained US, European components

Conflict Armament Research investigation reveals that a North Korean missile fired by Russia in Ukraine's Kharkiv on 2 January contains over 290 foreign components, with 75% linked to US companies, 16% to European, and 9% to Asian firms.

byIryna Voichuk

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Latest news Ukraine

Russia likely uses North Korean KN-23 missile in morning massive attack on Ukraine

According to Ukrainian military analysts, the North Korean KN-23 has several advantages over Russia's domestically produced Iskander, including a lighter launch weight of 3.4 tons and a longer confirmed launch range of 690 km.

byMaria Tril

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Analyst: Russian oil money turning North Korea into “ideal military factory”

Europe braces to take the lead in supplying military aid to Ukraine as US obsesses over Mexican border. However, the real trouble is brewing in East Asia, defense expert Mykhailo Samus says

byAlya Shandra

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Latest news Ukraine

North Korea may sell tactical guided missiles to Russia in addition to short-range ballistic missiles, Seoul says

South Korean defense chief suggests North Korea looking to sell additional new types of tactical guided missiles to Russia for use in Ukraine, on top of confirmed short-range missile transfers

byYuri Zoria

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North Korea uses Ukraine “as test site for nuclear-capable missiles,” South Korea says at UN SC meeting

UN Security Council discusses North Korea supplying missiles to Russia used in attacks against Ukraine: South Korea says by exporting its missile to Russia, DPRK uses Ukraine as a test site; Poland calls to boost Ukraine aid, saying the world cannot afford to be fatigued.

byYuri Zoria