The Russian Federation has already launched ballistic missiles from the DPRK in Ukraine: the White House showed a map (photo)

The White House Representative John Kirby said that the northern Korean missiles were hit on the territory of Ukraine on December 30 and January 2. The Russian Federation has already used several ballistic missiles for blows in Ukraine, which was handed over to North Korea. This was stated during a briefing by the Coordinator of the White House National Security Council John Kirby.

Kirby, with reference to information of American intelligence, said Russia launched a ballistic missile production of the DPRK on December 30 in the direction of Zaporizhzhya region. "On December 30, 2023, Russian troops launched at least one of these North Korean ballistic missiles in Ukraine. It seems that this rocket fell in an open field in the Zaporozhye region," he said.

Several North Korean missiles, according to the White House Representative, Russia launched January 2 during a night attack. "The time the brutal attacks of Russia in Ukraine continue, the United States has new information on the support of the Russian Federation by third countries," Kirby said, informing the weapons from the DPRK. According to Kirby, the range of ballistic missiles acquired by Russia in North Korea is 900 kilometers.

Kirby also showed the map where and in which regions of Ukraine Russia launched ballistics. According to him, the US expects that the Russian forces will not stop there and apply the rest of the North Korean missiles. Moreover, according to the White House representative, Russia is negotiating on the purchase of ballistic missiles in Iran. Russian telegrams channels, in particular, "Voenny Zedomist" have already checked and confirmed the launch of the DPRK's ballistic missiles in Ukraine.

There, the fragments of the tail part of the North Korean Ballistic Missile KN-23 (Hwasong-11ga), which was launched by the occupiers on January 2 on Kharkiv (photo of the debris was published by Ukrainian channels) with a ballistic missile 9m723 with OTRC "Iskander-M".

"The form of gas-dynamic steering on the tail part of the rocket (short rectangular with cut angles) corresponds to KN-23 production of the DPRK, which is a copy of" Iskander ", not its Russian original version of 9m723 (longer pulled with rounded angles). The first combat use of North Korean ballistic missiles in its area, "the source writes.

Meanwhile, Captain 1 of the rank Nathania Humeniuk said that during a massive attack on Ukraine, on January 2, the occupiers also used three caliber missiles, but they were all destroyed by the air defense forces. According to her, Russian troops are forced to save "caliber" missiles because of problems with logistics in Crimea. We will remind, the Russian Federation spent $ 620 million on shelling of Ukrainian cities only for January 2.