North Korean missile fired by Russia in Ukraine contained US, European components

Conflict Armament Research (CAR) has discovered that a ballistic missile produced by North Korea and fired by Russia in Ukraine contains more than 290 non-domestic electronic components, primarily from companies based in the United States.

Between 30 December 2023 and 7 February 2024, Russian forces attacked Ukraine with at least 24 North Korean-origin ballistic missiles, Interfax Ukraine reported, citing Ukraine’s Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin. These attacks resulted in the death of 14 civilians and injuries to over 70 others.

CAR’s 13th dispatch since the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 marks the first public identification of North Korea’s reliance on non-domestic technology for its missile program. The missile, likely a KN-23 or KN-24, was documented by a CAR field investigation team in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, after an attack on 2 January 2024.

Russia's strike on Kharkiv has claimed the first casualty: a 91-year-old woman has died

Apart from that, 24 women and 15 men were injured. 28 people are hospitalized, including 3 children

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