Russia Seeks KN-30 Missiles from North Korea; Ukraine Reports Use of KN-23/24 Rockets
Russia has requested deliveries of advanced KN-30 ballistic missiles from North Korea, according to reports from Rzeczpospolita. Ukraine’s Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) states no such transfers have occurred, though Russia has received 40 KN-23/24 rockets, two of which were used in an attack on Ukrainian territory.
Where Sources Diverge
The first source states that Russia is seeking KN-30 missiles, while the second source confirms that Russia has received 40 KN-23/24 rockets, two of which were used in an attack on Ukraine.
Russia wants to receive deliveries of new ballistic missiles KN-30, three times more powerful than KN-23/24, from North Korea.
So far, from the requested Russian, they have received 40 KN-23/24 rockets, two of which were already used during one of the recent attacks on Ukraine.
Sources
So far, from the requested Russian, they have received 40 KN-23/24 rockets, two of which were already used during one of the recent attacks on Ukraine.
Russia wants to receive deliveries of new ballistic missiles KN-30, three times more powerful than KN-23/24, from North Korea. However, no transfer of this weaponry to Russia has been recorded yet – stated Andrij Czerniak, a representative of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry (HUR).