Nearly half of the 50 North Korean ballistic missiles Russia launched on Ukraine exploded in mid-air

Andrii Kostin, Head of the Prosecutor General’s Office of Ukraine, has stated that almost half of the North Korean missiles that Russia launched on Ukraine during winter 2024 did not reach their target because they exploded in mid-air.

Source: response by the Prosecutor General’s Office of Ukraine to a request from Reuters

Details: Ukraine has inspected the debris of 21 of the nearly 50 missiles.

The percentage of North Korean weapons that failed proved to be high.

Quote from Kostin: „About half of the North Korean missiles lost their programmed trajectories and exploded in the air; in such cases the debris was not recovered.“

Details: Kostin also told Reuters that the prosecutors would continue their investigations into the use of these missiles. In addition, the Prosecutor General’s Office is still clarifying whether Pyongyang sent instructors to observe the ballistic missiles being launched by the Russians.

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