Russia is launching North Korean ballistic missiles at Ukraine again after a months-long pause, as Moscow intensifies its long-range attacks against Kyiv.
The Ukrainian Air Force said North Korea’s KN-23 missile was used in two recent strikes: one on July 30 in the central city of Kryvyi Rih and another on Tuesday in the southern Zaporizhzhia region. Prior to these attacks, the last known launch was in December 2025.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Monday that Russia had received additional ballistic missiles from North Korea.
The Hwasong-11A — known in the US as the KN-23 — is a North Korean short-range ballistic missile that…
