The first officially confirmed case of the use of a DPRK-made missile by Russians has already occurred in Kharkiv region. The strike was made on January 2 in the Shevchenkivskyi district of Kharkiv. The prosecutor of the Kharkiv region, Oleksandr Filchakov, told about this in a story on one of the Ukrainian TV channels, UNN reports.
According to him, this conclusion was reached by domestic and international experts.
The prosecutor of Kharkiv region also noted that the DPRK's Hwasong-11 (KN-23/24) missiles are similar to Russian Iskander missiles, but have certain differences.
"In Kharkiv region, there is one officially recorded case of the use of the Hwasong-11 missile. This missile is of low quality, it differs from Iskander missiles and has an imperfect control system. The range is about 700 km. There are many cases when this missile explodes in the air," Filchakov said.
He added that the final results of the examination of the use of North Korean missiles to strike Kharkiv on February 7 are now expected.
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Oleksandr Ruvin, Director of the Kyiv Scientific Research Institute of Forensic Expertise, has previously confirmed that Russia has used North Korean missiles to strike Ukraine. He also spoke about their similarity to Iskander missiles.
"We can confirm several cases of Russian use of North Korean missiles. On February 14, Russia hit Ukraine with at least six such missiles.
North Korea's KN-23 ballistic missiles have their own specifics and features, including flying faster than Russian ones. But in general, they are almost the same as the Iskander-M.
We found a part of such a North Korean missile after the attack on Kyiv on January 2 on Mokra Street (formerly Kudryashova Street) in Solomyansky district, where a nine-story building was damaged and four people were killed," Ruvin said.