Daily NK
The US Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) has confirmed in an unclassified report that Russia used North Korean-made ballistic missiles in its war against Ukraine. In its analysis published at the end of May, the DIA discovered striking similarities between images of missile debris found in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv after the Jan. 2, 2024 attack and photos of short-range solid-fuel ballistic missiles (SRBMs) in North Korean state media showing North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visiting a missile factory last August.
According to the DIA, the eight attachment tabs in the forward motor section used to mount the flight instruments and payload to the engine were identical in both images examined, as was the igniter used to start the rocket engine at launch. The latter was assembled with 20 bolts in both the North Korean missiles and the Kharkiv debris.
