Foreign components manufactured in 2023 were found in North Korean KN-23/KN-24 ballistic missiles - DIU. PHOTOS
The KN-23/KN-24 missile used by Russia against Ukraine contained foreign components manufactured by companies from five countries - China, the United States, Japan, the United Kingdom and Switzerland.
According to Censor.NET, this was reported by the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine.
It is noted that the War&Sanctions portal has published another list of foreign-made components found in North Korean ballistic missiles KN-23/KN-24. The aggressor state Russia has received more than 100 such missiles from the DPRK. The enemy first used these weapons in the war against Ukraine at the end of 2023.
Along with the missiles, Pyongyang then sent its military specialists to Russia to service the launchers and actually participate in war crimes against Ukraine.
"Civilian Ukrainians have repeatedly become victims of KN-23/KN-24 strikes both in frontline communities and in settlements located far from the combat line," the intelligence added.
They also reminded that on 2 January 2024, four people were killed when a North Korean missile hit a Kyiv high-rise building. On 11 August 2024, a four-year-old boy and his father were killed in the Kyiv region by the debris of KN-23/KN-24, and three other citizens were injured.
"The KN-23/KN-24 missile used by Russia against Ukraine contained foreign components manufactured by companies from five countries - China, the United States, Japan, the United Kingdom and Switzerland. At least one of them, a voltage converter with the marking of the British manufacturer XP Power, was manufactured in February 2023, after the start of the full-scale invasion," the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine said.
It is noted that in order to obtain technologies for their weapons programmes, the aggressor state Russia and its allies - the DPRK and Iran - use joint schemes to circumvent international sanctions, which requires an appropriate response, in particular, strengthening export control mechanisms.
As a reminder, President Zelenskyy said that in October, the Russians launched more than 2,000 Shaheds against Ukraine. This is more than 170,000 components from abroad.
