On fragments of one of the Russian missiles fired on January 2 this year. towards Kharkov in Ukraine, signs in Korean were found; This proves that North Korea is giving missiles to Russia, revealed the British investigative group Conflict Armament Research (CAR), which examines the use of weapons in conflicts.
The CAR report stated that the handwritten character in Korean, the numerical markings reading “112”, as well as technical details regarding, among others, bolt structures indicate that the North Korean KN-23 short-range ballistic missile, also known as Hwasong-11A or KN-24 (Hwasong-11B), probably exploded in Kharkov.
Korean missiles in Russian hands
The investigative group added that the repeated number “112” may refer to the arms plant. February 11, one of the largest arms producers in North Korea, or the year 2023, the 112th year in the North Korean calendar, Juche.
North Korea has been supplying Russia with 122- and 152-mm artillery shells and rockets for Grad multi-launch launchers for a month and a half now. – announced General Kyrylo Budanov, head of Ukrainian military intelligence (HUR), in mid-September 2023. Other reports mentioned over 1 million pieces of artillery ammunition transferred to Moscow by Pyongyang.
North Korean missiles are outdated and very imprecise. The Kremlin’s interest in these weapons proves that the Russians focus even more on quantity, not quality.
– also assessed by Reuters in September.
At the beginning of January this year. The White House announced the transfer of North Korean ballistic missiles with a range of up to 900 km to Russia. Washington then revealed that the Russian army had used them at least twice, first firing one missile on December 30, and then several more on January 2. The first rocket was to fall on an empty field in the Zaporizhia Oblast; no information was given about the effects of subsequent shelling.
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