Russia Likely Used North Korean Missile In Deadly Ukraine Strike: Report

A Russian overnight attack that killed a family near the Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih likely used a North Korean missile, two sources said, in what would be the first time such a weapon had been fired in the war in nearly a year.

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• A Russian overnight attack killed a family near Kryvyi Rih in Ukraine
• The strike likely used a North Korean missile, according to two sources
• This would be the first use of such a missile in the war in nearly a year

Are there signs that more of these weapons will be used?
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A Russian overnight attack that killed a family near the Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih likely used a North Korean missile, two sources said, in what would be the first time such a weapon had been fired in the war in nearly a year.

Russia has fired North Korean missiles at Ukrainian targets before, but their deployment after a lengthy gap points to a fresh stock of weapons Moscow can draw on as it intensifies missile attacks on its neighbour, one of the sources added.

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