Russia Is Using North Korean Missiles in Ukraine, US Agency Says
Forensics teams sift through remains from a missile strike in Kharkiv.
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Russia fired ballistic missiles provided by North Korea against Ukrainian forces in the country’s northeast, the Defense Intelligence Agency said in a report, offering fresh evidence of a deepening military alliance between the two US adversaries.
The report by the Pentagon’s intelligence arm compared publicly available images of missile debris in Kharkiv, the northeastern Ukrainian city where Russia has mounted a recent offensive, with North Korean state media photos of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un touring a ballistic missile factory in August 2023.