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NHK
3 days ago
- General
- NHK
Analysis: Russia used over 90 N.Korean-made missiles in attacks on Ukraine
According to analysis by Ukraine's military intelligence, Russia launched more than 90 North Korean-made ballistic missiles over the 19 months through March targeting Ukraine. It says the attacks left more than 170 people dead or wounded. Russia has been deepening military cooperation with Pyongyang, and using North Korean-made short-range ballistic missiles, known as the KN23 and the KN24, in its attacks across Ukraine. NHK obtained the analysis from a Ukrainian military intelligence source. It says Russia fired a total of 95 North Korean-made ballistic missiles on Kyiv as well as Dnipropetrovsk in the eastern region, Poltava in the central region and elsewhere between August 2023 and early March of this year. These strikes killed 20 people and injured 154. In an attack in August 2024, a residence in the Kyiv region was destroyed, claiming the lives of a man in his 30s and his 4-year-old son. Ballistic missile attacks using the North's missiles have continued beyond March. In April a missile hit an apartment block in Kyiv, killing 12 people. The analysis found that in more than half of the attacks missiles landed on vacant ground or disappeared mid-flight, failing to cause damage. It also says Moscow obtained 148 ballistic missiles from Pyongyang in 2024 and is expected to receive at least 150 this year. A senior Ukrainian official in charge of national security noted that the accuracy of North Korean missiles has significantly improved, causing increasing damage.
The Guardian
3 days ago
- Business
- The Guardian
Ukraine war briefing: Flood of North Korean arms to Russia, say US, Japan and others
North Korea has supplied to Russia as many as nine million rounds of artillery and rocket launcher ammunition, as well as at least 100 ballistic missiles along with self-propelled artillery guns and long-range multiple rocket launchers, according to the Multilateral Sanctions Monitoring Team, a group comprising 11 UN members. The shipments have enabled Russia to increase attacks against civilian targets, and there have been 20,000 containers of the gear transferred by Russian cargo ships, in violation of UN sanctions. The monitoring group comprises the US, South Korea, Japan, and eight other UN member states. It was set up after Russia and China cooperated to scrap an official security council panel that did the job. The multilateral group has said in its first ever report that Russia is helping North Korea improve its missiles' guidance systems by sending back data from the battlefield. Moscow also provided air defence equipment, anti-aircraft missiles and electronic warfare systems to North Korea. 'At least for the foreseeable future, North Korea and Russia intend to continue and further deepen their military cooperation in contravention of relevant UN security council resolutions.' After months of silence, North Korea and Russia confirmed in April that North Korean troops have been fighting on the Russian side in the Ukraine war. Russia's SVR intelligence service has complained about Serbian ammunition ending up in Ukrainian hands via other countries when Moscow expects Belgrade's 'fraternal Slavic' obedience. The SVR alleges the trail leads to Ukraine through the Czech Republic, Poland and Bulgaria. Serbia's president, Aleksandar Vucic, told RTS television that he had discussed the exports with Vladimir Putin and the two countries would form a 'working group' about it. But Vucic added that Serbia was criticised by both the east and west 'because it leads autonomous and independent policies … Our factories must live and work. About 24,000 people work directly in the defence industry, and they depend on this industry.' Vucic has previously said that once the ammunition is sold to another country, he does not care where it goes next. At the United Nations, the US told the security council on Thursday that its proposal for a 30-day comprehensive ceasefire was 'Russia's best possible outcome' and Vladimir Putin should take it. 'We want to work with Russia, including on this peace initiative and an economic package. There is no military solution to this conflict,' acting US ambassador John Kelley told the council. Russia is supposed to put forward a memorandum of its terms for peace but is refusing to do hand it over – demanding a further meeting with Ukraine, which says it has already sent its conditions. Kelley condemned Russia's recent attacks on Ukraine as not demonstrating 'a desire for peace'. 'We will judge Russia's seriousness towards ending the war, not only by the contents of that term sheet, but more importantly, by Russia's actions … Additional sanctions on Russia are still on the table.' Ukraine's president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said Russia was engaging in 'yet another deception' by failing to hand over its peace settlement proposal ahead of their potential next meeting in Turkey on 2 June. 'Even the so-called memorandum they promised and seemingly prepared for more than a week has still not been seen by anyone … despite promises to the contrary, first and foremost to the United States of America, to President Trump. Yet another Russian deception.' Ukraine's foreign ministry spokesperson Heorhii Tykhyi said that without being able to review Russia's memorandum, Kyiv would conclude 'it is likely filled with unrealistic ultimatums, and they are afraid of revealing that they are stalling the peace process'. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan – president of Turkey which would again host the talks – called on Russia and Ukraine not to 'shut the door' on dialogue. 'The road to a resolution goes through more dialogue, more diplomacy. We are using all our diplomatic power and potential for peace,' he said, according to his office.
Yahoo
24-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Russia attacks Ukraine with 14 ballistic missiles and 250 drones overnight
The Ukrainian Air Force reports that the Russians launched 14 Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles and 250 attack drones against Ukraine on the night of 23-24 May. Source: Air Force Details: The military reports that it shot down six ballistic missiles and 128 drones, while another 117 drones disappeared from radar and were suppressed by electronic warfare. The main focus of the attack was the city of Kyiv, but missiles also hit Dnipropetrovsk, Odesa and Zaporizhzhia oblasts. The Russian attack affected Kyiv, Dnipro, Odesa, Kharkiv, Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia oblasts. Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
Arab News
24-05-2025
- Politics
- Arab News
Ukraine says downed 6 missiles, 245 drones overnight
KYIV: Ukraine's air force said Saturday that it had downed six ballistic missiles and 245 drones from a massive Russian barrage overnight that was mainly targeted at the capital Kyiv. 'Air defense shot down 6 Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles (Kyiv) and neutralized 245 enemy Shahed-type UAVs,' the air force said in a statement.
Al Arabiya
10-05-2025
- Politics
- Al Arabiya
Iran to send Russia launchers for short-range missiles: Sources
Iran is preparing to deliver in the near future launchers for short-range ballistic missiles that the US said Tehran sent to Russia last year for use against Ukraine, according to two Western security officials and a regional official. Iran denied it had such plans and dismissed the idea as 'utterly absurd.' The delivery of the Fath-360 launchers - if it occurs - would help support Russia's grinding assault on its neighbor and reaffirm the deepening security ties between Moscow and Tehran. With a 75-mile (120-km) range, the Fath-360 would give Moscow's forces a new weapon to fire at Ukrainian frontline troops, nearby military targets, and population centers close to the border with Russia, analysts said. The US last September said that Iran delivered the missiles to Russia on nine Russian-flagged ships - which it sanctioned - and three sources told Reuters at that time that the launchers were not included. The Western security officials and the regional official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the delivery of the Fath-360 launchers was imminent. They declined to provide further details of the pending transfer, including why they thought the launchers were not delivered with the missiles. Iran's permanent mission to the United States dismissed what it called 'baseless allegations' against Tehran. 'So long as conflict persists between the parties, Iran will abstain from rendering any form of military assistance to either side,' it said in an emailed statement. Russia's defense ministry did not immediately respond to requests for comment. The US National Security Council referred inquiries to the State Department, which did not respond immediately. The CIA declined comment. Russia and Iran have previously denied that Tehran had shipped the missiles or any other arms to aid the full-scale invasion of Ukraine that Moscow launched in February 2022. US, Ukrainian and European officials say Iran has provided Russia thousands of drones and artillery shells. In an apparent reference to the Fath-360s, US Army General Christopher Cavoli, the commander of US Central Command, last month told US lawmakers that Iran had donated to Russia more than 400 short-range ballistic missiles. There have been no public reports of Iran transferring any other kinds of short-range ballistic missiles to Moscow or of Russian forces using the Fath-360. Possible complication for peace talks Russia's deployment of the missiles could complicate US President Donald Trump's efforts to arrange a ceasefire and peace talks between Ukraine and Russia and to strike a separate deal with Iran to curb its nuclear program. The regional official said that the indirect US-Iran nuclear talks mediated by Oman are among 'several reasons' for the delayed delivery of the launchers. The talks have encountered turbulence, although Iran on Friday said it agreed to hold a fourth round in Oman on Sunday. Jack Watling, a senior research fellow at the Royal United Services Institute think tank, said that Iranian officials would consider the issue of sending arms to Russia as separate from the nuclear talks. 'That the Iranians are negotiating on nuclear issues with the US will not be seen as connected to what they might do in collaboration with the Russians,' he said. Analysts said there could have been another complication: Iran had to modify European-made commercial trucks on which to mount the launchers for its own Fath-360 arsenal, and it may have had to do the same for Russia given its massive losses of vehicles in Ukraine. With the launchers, Russia will be able to increase pressure on Ukraine, said the experts. 'It would be much easier (for Russian forces) to launch a strike much faster ... against high-value targets,' said Fabian Hinz, a research fellow with the International Institute for Strategic Studies. 'They (Fath-360s) don't need a lot of launch preparations. Their flight time is incredibly short.' Deploying the Fath-360 could allow Russia to reserve its more advanced missiles, like the Iskander, for longer-range strikes at critical infrastructure, including the power grid, straining Ukraine's precious missile defenses, the analysts said. The Fath-360 'is designed to be handled and operated by people with relatively little training,' said Ralph Savelsberg, an associate professor at the Netherlands Defense Academy. 'Why would they (Russia) buy inferior Iranian missiles? The only reason I could think of is that they cannot produce a sufficient number of their own missiles,' he said. 'They're not super accurate and they don't carry a very large payload. But it just adds to Ukraine's headaches.'
