Russia likely used N.Korean missile in deadly Ukraine strike for first time this year: Reuters
Zelenskyy said preliminary data showed the strike killed a family and marked the first suspected use of a North Korean missile in nearly a year.
- On July 30, a Russian overnight attack near Kryvyi Rih likely used a North Korean ballistic missile, killing six family members in Radushne, marking the first suspected use of such weapons in nearly a year, Reuters sources report.
- Russia began firing North Korean KN-23 and KN-24 short-range ballistic missiles at Ukrainian targets in late 2023, with military sources noting August 8, 2025, as the last confirmed strike using such a weapon.
- The strike was part of a larger aerial assault that killed eight people nationwide, while emergency personnel cleared heavy debris in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast where the residential house was completely destroyed.
- President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed preliminary data indicates Russian forces used a North Korean missile, though he stated specialists will conduct examinations to verify these findings.
- Four Russian cargo ships completed at least 112 voyages between North Korea and the Russian Far East to bypass sanctions, as Pyongyang previously supplied between 8 million and 11 million artillery shells supporting Russian operations.
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