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Jooheon Kim
Jooheon Kim is a Correspondent at NK News. He previously worked at Aju News Corporation where he covered South Korea's economy and tech sectors, K-pop and inter-Korean relations.
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News Russia deploying North Korean 240mm rocket launcher in Ukraine, video suggestsExpert says DPRK may have made weapons to order for Moscow after repeatedly testing upgraded system in recent years
A newly surfaced video has provided the first confirmed visual evidence of Russia deploying a North Korean 240mm rocket system in Ukraine, with an expert assessing that the weapons may have been made to order for the Kremlin. The footage published by Ukrainian defense journalist Yuriy Butusov on Monday appears to show a 240mm multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) unit in a Russian storage area, and Butusov writes that Russian troops have upgraded the weapon with anti-drone defenses. Military analyst Joost Oliemans confirmed that “the weapon itself can indeed be positively identified as a North Korean 240mm multiple rocket launcher.” © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |