"It has been a long time since they appeared in our reports" - Ihnat stated that North Korean KN-23 missiles could have been used during the night attack
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Air Force spokesperson Yurii Ihnat stated the likelihood of Russia using KN-23 missiles during the night attack on Ukraine. There is currently no confirmation of the use of these missiles.
On the night of July 30, during an air attack on Ukraine, Russia may have used North Korean KN-23 missiles, which it had not used for a long time. This was stated by the spokesman of the Air Force Yuriy Ihnat on the air of "Suspilne", reports UNN.
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Anti-ship missiles "Oniks", "Zircon" were used. These are what we classify as ballistic. Also "Iskander-M", S-400, or KN-23. Even North Korean missiles have now appeared in the reports, because our duty forces, our intelligence, do not rule out the possibility of using this particular modification of the North Korean missile, which has not appeared in our reports for a long time, but today it has reappeared
He noted that regarding the KN-23, there is currently no confirmation of whether it was used, but such a possibility is not ruled out.
Recall
Russia attacked Ukraine overnight with 74 missiles, including 4 "Zircon" and 9 ballistic missiles of the "Iskander" type, and 284 drones; 55 missiles, including 1 ballistic missile, and 265 drones were shot down or suppressed, with details on eight missiles being clarified.