Ukrainian President Foludmir Zelinski said on Thursday that the Russian missile that struck a residential building in Kiev at night and killed 12 people was provided by North Korea, confirming the previous Reuters report.
The KN-23A CN-23A (KN-23A) has arrived at a residential bloc in the Sviatoshynskyi area, west of Central Kiev, during Wonderful air attack From Russia, a Ukrainian military source told Reuters.
According to preliminary information, the Russians use A ballistic missile made in Korea From the north. Zelinski told our private services to check all the details.
Russia did not comment on Zelinski’s comments. Russia and North Korea have refused to transfer weapons that would violate the front ban.
Military cooperation Russia with North Korea It shed quickly as Moscow was isolated globally after the invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
Ukraine says North Korea has provided artillery projectiles, as well as missile systems, Thousands of soldiers The ballistic missiles, which Moscow began to use in attacks against Ukraine in late 2023.
In early 2025, Pyongyang presented Russia 148 KN-23 and the ballistic KN-24, says the Military Spy Agency in Ukraine.
The Ukrainian source said that the KN-23a missiles (KN-23A) missiles are armed with warheads up to a ton, which are stronger than the equivalent Russian missiles.
In the first collective yet Kyiv said the Russian attack What It was seven ballistic missiles It is used in total, and is widely defined as ISKANDER-M/KN-23.
North Korea’s participation in Ukraine not only raised European countries, but was South Korea and its allies in Asia.