Russia has begun deploying a North Korean missile unit equipped with up to 120 ballistic missiles and six launchers for use in its war against Ukraine, a Ukrainian intelligence official told told Reuters on Wednesday.The reported escalation marks a deepening military partnership between Moscow and Pyongyang, with around 90 North Korean personnel expected to be stationed in Russia's western Voronezh region to support the new unit, according to Andrii Cherniak of Ukraine's Main Directorate of Intelligence (HUR).Cherniak also claimed Pyongyang has already delivered a fresh batch of 40 KN-23 and KN-24 ballistic missiles to Russian forces, Reuters said.RUSSIA LAUNCHES BALLISTIC MISSILE ATTACK ON KYIV HOURS AFTER ZELENSKYY WARNS OF MAJOR STRIKERussia has reportedly begun deploying a North Korean missile unit equipped with up to 120 ballistic missiles and six launchers for use in its war against Ukraine.(Alexander Kazakov/Pool/AFP via Getty Images)Final details of the deployment are expected to be finalized during high-level bilateral talks next month.The intelligence report follows a massive Russian barrage against Kyiv and the surrounding region on Aug.
4.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Moscow launched 24 ballistic missiles, four cruise missiles and 115 drones overnight, killing at least 17 people.Zelenskyy argued more lives could have been saved had Western allies replenished Ukraine's depleted stockpiles of air defense interceptors.Zelenskyy previously warned that Moscow had been preparing since June to receive additional North Korean military personnel in the Voronezh region, according to to reports.RUSSIA UNLEASHES NEARLY 600 MISSILES AND DRONES ON KYIV IN DEADLIEST STRIKE SINCE MAYRussian President Vladimir Putin has deepened his defensive ties with North Korea's Kim Jong Un.
(Getty Images)Cherniak told Reuters a Russian strike in late July marked the first recorded use of North Korean ballistic missiles against Ukrainian targets since August 2025.Acc...