Ukraine’s Prosecutor General Andrii Kostin told the Suspilne national broadcaster that law enforcement agencies had obtained initial evidence of Russia having used missiles from North Korea in its war against Ukraine.
"As for North Korea, we have recently obtained initial evidence of the Russian army using missiles produced in the country. The results of the initial scientific and technological examination have confirmed that the missile fired at the central part of Kharkiv on January 2 is a short-range missile developed by North Korea," the official said.
Kostin added that military experts from the interdepartmental working group at the Prosecutor General's Office had reached the same conclusion. The experts also visited the shelling site and made an initial examination and analysis of missile parts. A comprehensive examination by a commission to ultimately establish the facts is currently ongoing.
North Korean ballistic missiles in Ukraine: What is known
The Pentagon confirmed on January 4 that North Korea sold ballistic missiles to Russia. John Kirby, the spokesperson for the United States Department of Defense, said that North Korea gave Russia several ballistic missiles and launchers for them. According to him, the Russian army launched at least one of these missiles at Ukraine on December 30, and it fell in the open field in the Zaporizhzhia region. Russia also launched several North Korean ballistic missiles on Tuesday, January 2. The missiles have a range of around 885 km.
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