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The Independent
20-02-2025
- Politics
- The Independent
Ukraine destroys North Korean ‘wonder weapon' for first time in war with Russia
Ukrainian forces have destroyed a North Korean 'wonder weapon' for the first time, Kyiv 's military said. The Nemesis 412th Regiment said that one of their drones had hit a North Korean M-1978 Koksan howitzer that had been shipped to Russia top help with Putin's war. "In Luhansk region, fighters of the 412th separate regiment of Nemesis drones struck a very rare M-1978 North Korean self-propelled artillery vehicle with a gun caliber of 170mm," the statement posted on Telegram said. The post was accompanied by a video that showed the military target being blown up. The regiment said that the first time the Koksan self-propelled gun was seen in Russian service was in October 2024. 'We are accepting another wunderwaffe of the enemy military-industrial complex into the collection of Nemesis achievements,' using the German term for 'wonder weapon.' They explained the firing range of the gun with a high-explosive fragmentation shell could reach 43km. It is manned by eight people with a rate of fire of two shots in five minutes. However, while the Nemesis unit identified the weapon as an M-1978 some experts have claimed it looked more like an M-1989 Koksan. Up to 12,000 North Korean troops have been deployed in southern Russia's Kursk region alongside Russian forces, in an attempt to eject Ukrainian forces who hold a 250 square-mile chunk of territory more than six months after launching a cross-border attack. Just last week, President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Russia could send up to 3,000 more North Korean troops to the Kursk region. He said at the Munich Security Conference: 'This is from what we see, we don't know for sure. We see when they are already there, and then we can make a rough estimate. So far, we see a couple of thousand that they are asking for in addition.' North Korean security agents continue to monitor and control their country's troops in Kursk. According to an interview with two North Korean prisoners of war captured in Ukraine, they have been told the South Korean military is flying the drones attacking them. South Korea's defence ministry told a parliament committee last week that North Korean military aid to Russia included approximately 200 long-range artillery pieces and a significant amount of ammunition. They said on Wednesday that Seoul would provide the necessary protection and support in accordance with the basic principle of accepting all North Korean prisoners of war captured by Ukraine if they request to go to South Korea, a position they already conveyed to Ukraine. The latest developments in the Kursk region comes as senior officials from both Russia and the United States met in Riyadh to begin peace talks to put an end to the war with Ukraine. Zelensky, who was not invited to the talks on Ukraine's future has said that any deal made without the consent of his administration won't be accepted.
Voice of America
19-02-2025
- Politics
- Voice of America
Ukrainian drone hits oil pumping station
Russia shot down 21 Ukrainian drones late Tuesday, but a drone attack on an oil pumping station in southern Russia reduced oil supplies for Kazakhstan and the global market, Russian officials said. Meanwhile, Ukrainian forces said one of their drones struck and knocked out a North Korean self-propelled howitzer on the eastern front. "In Luhansk region, fighters of the 412th separate regiment of Nemesis drones struck a very rare M-1978 North Korean self-propelled artillery vehicle with a gun caliber of 170 mm," the Ukrainian military posted on the Telegram messaging app. The Russian defense ministry said 20 drones in the Bryansk region on the Ukrainian border and another in Crimea were shot down within an hour late Tuesday. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said the drone attack on the pumping station reduced oil flows through the Caspian Pipeline Consortium by 30%-40% on Tuesday. "As a result of the attack, energy equipment, a gas turbine unit, and a substation were damaged," he said on Russian television. CPC pumps crude from companies that include Chevron and Exxon Mobil, Reuters reported. Novak said repairs might take several months. Earlier Tuesday, a Russian drone hit an apartment building in the central Ukrainian city of Dolynska, officials said Tuesday, injuring at least three people. Andriy Raikovych, governor of the Kirovohrad region where the attack took place, said on Telegram that authorities evacuated dozens of people from the building and that those injured included a mother and two children. The attack was part of a widespread Russian aerial assault overnight, which the Ukrainian military said included 176 drones. Ukrainian air defenses shot down 103 of the drones, with intercepts taking place over the Cherkasy, Chernihiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, Kherson, Kirovohrad, Kyiv, Mykolaiv, Poltava, Sumy, Vinnytsia and Zhytomyr regions, the military said Tuesday. Cherkasy Governor Ihor Taburets said on Telegram that debris from a destroyed drone damaged four houses in his region. Some information for this story was provided by Reuters.
Yahoo
18-02-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Ukrainian forces knock out North Korean self-propelled howitzer, military says
(Reuters) - Ukrainian forces have struck and knocked out a North Korean self-propelled howitzer on the eastern front of the nearly three-year-old war with Russia, Ukraine's military said on Tuesday. A statement by the Khortytsia, or East, group of forces said it was the first time since the start of the conflict that a North Korean М-1978 Koksan howitzer had been hit by a Ukrainian drone. "In Luhansk region, fighters of the 412th separate regiment of Nemesis drones struck a very rare M-1978 North Korean self-propelled artillery vehicle with a gun caliber of 170 mm," the statement posted on Telegram said. See for yourself — The Yodel is the go-to source for daily news, entertainment and feel-good stories. By signing up, you agree to our Terms and Privacy Policy. The post was accompanied by a video showing a military target being blown up, and said the Koksan had first been observed in the war in October 2024. Reuters could not independently confirm the report. Luhansk region, mostly occupied by Russian forces, is one of four that Russia formally annexed in 2022, moves that Ukraine and its allies have not recognized. Ukraine and Western military experts say up to 12,000 North Korean troops were deployed in southern Russia's Kursk region alongside Russian forces and have also reported military equipment from Pyongyang being used. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said last week that Russia could send up to 3,000 more North Korean troops to Kursk region, where Ukrainian forces hold a chunk of territory more than six months after launching a cross-border incursion.
Al Arabiya
18-02-2025
- Politics
- Al Arabiya
Ukrainian forces knock out North Korean self-propelled howitzer, military says
Ukrainian forces have struck and knocked out a North Korean self-propelled howitzer on the eastern front of the nearly three-year-old war with Russia, Ukraine's military said on Tuesday. A statement by the Khortytsia, or East, group of forces said it was the first time since the start of the conflict that a North Korean М-1978 Koksan howitzer had been hit by a Ukrainian drone. 'In Luhansk region, fighters of the 412th separate regiment of Nemesis drones struck a very rare M-1978 North Korean self-propelled artillery vehicle with a gun caliber of 170 mm,' the statement posted on Telegram said. The post was accompanied by a video showing a military target being blown up, and said the Koksan had first been observed in the war in October 2024. Reuters could not independently confirm the report. Luhansk region, mostly occupied by Russian forces, is one of four that Russia formally annexed in 2022, moves that Ukraine and its allies have not recognized. Ukraine and Western military experts say up to 12,000 North Korean troops were deployed in southern Russia's Kursk region alongside Russian forces and have also reported military equipment from Pyongyang being used. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said last week that Russia could send up to 3,000 more North Korean troops to Kursk region, where Ukrainian forces hold a chunk of territory more than six months after launching a cross-border incursion.
Reuters
18-02-2025
- Politics
- Reuters
Ukrainian forces knock out North Korean self-propelled howitzer, military says
Feb 18 (Reuters) - Ukrainian forces have struck and knocked out a North Korean self-propelled howitzer on the eastern front of the nearly three-year-old war with Russia, Ukraine's military said on Tuesday. A statement by the Khortytsia, or East, group of forces said it was the first time since the start of the conflict that a North Korean М-1978 Koksan howitzer had been hit by a Ukrainian drone. "In Luhansk region, fighters of the 412th separate regiment of Nemesis drones struck a very rare M-1978 North Korean self-propelled artillery vehicle with a gun caliber of 170 mm," the statement posted on Telegram said. The post was accompanied by a video showing a military target being blown up, and said the Koksan had first been observed in the war in October 2024. Reuters could not independently confirm the report. Luhansk region, mostly occupied by Russian forces, is one of four that Russia formally annexed in 2022, moves that Ukraine and its allies have not recognized. Ukraine and Western military experts say up to 12,000 North Korean troops were deployed in southern Russia's Kursk region alongside Russian forces and have also reported military equipment from Pyongyang being used. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said last week that Russia could send up to 3,000 more North Korean troops to Kursk region, where Ukrainian forces hold a chunk of territory more than six months after launching a cross-border incursion.
