Prosecutor General's Office receives evidence that Russia hit Ukraine with North Korean missiles

Ukrainian investigators have received the first preliminary evidence that Russia may have used missiles made in North Korea in the attack on Kharkiv on 2 January.

Source: Ukraine's Prosecutor General Andrii Kostin on the air during the national 24/7 joint newscast

Quote: "Regarding North Korea: the other day we received the first evidence of the possible use of missiles manufactured in this country by the Russian armed forces. The results of a preliminary scientific and technical examination confirm that a missile fired on 2 January on the central part of Kharkiv is a short-range missile developed by North Korea.

Similar conclusions were reached by our military experts from our interagency working group at the Prosecutor General’s Office, who were also on site and made a preliminary examination and analysis of the missile parts."

Details: Andrii Kostin reports that a comprehensive commission examination is currently underway to finally confirm this fact. Prosecutors are also working with other missile fragments at the sites of recent attacks in Kharkiv and Odesa oblasts.

Background: 

• On 4 January, White House spokesperson John Kirby said Russia had already used missiles purchased from North Korea at least twice: on 30 December 2023, a missile hit an open field in Zaporizhzhia Oblast and on 2 January 2024 (the consequences of the use are still being assessed).
• The United States has been preparing additional sanctions against those involved in the transfer of military assistance, including ballistic missiles, to Russia from North Korea (DPRK) and Iran.
• Yurii Ihnat, spokesperson for Ukraine’s Air Force, said that the Air Force could not confirm information about Russia's use of ballistic missiles purchased from North Korea.
• Vadym Skibitskyi, Deputy Chief of Defence Intelligence of Ukraine, stated that Ukraine currently had no evidence of missiles supplied by North Korea to Russia, but Defence Intelligence is aware of the existence of such agreements.

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