Russia's use of North Korean missiles in its attacks on Ukraine gives the DPRK a rare chance to test its weapons in combat and possibly learn lessons that could improve their effectiveness. This was stated by the commander of the US Pacific Army, General Charles Flynn, UNN reports with reference to Bloomberg.
I don't believe that in my recent memory the North Korean army had the kind of laboratory on the battlefield that the Russians allowed themselves to have in Ukraine,
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According to him, this gives North Korea the opportunity to obtain valuable information on technical issues, procedures, and the munitions themselves.
"The United States will be watching closely to see how this develops," Flynn said during a visit to the sprawling Humphreys Army Garrison, about 80 kilometers (50 miles) south of Seoul.
Flynn said that he and others are concerned that North Korea will be able to learn things about its weapons "that it would not have had access to in the absence of a conflict" such as Russia's war against Ukraine.
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Reuters, citing Ukraine's Prosecutor General, reported that between December 30 and February 7, Russia fired 24 North Korean ballistic missiles at Ukraine.
On March 19, Jeong Park, a senior U.S. official dealing with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) at the State Department, said there have been at least 10 cases of North Korean missiles being used on the battlefield in Ukraine.