Russia has received more than 100 additional ballistic missiles from North Korea, raising fresh fears that Moscow is preparing to intensify its bombardment of Ukraine without exhausting its own weapons stockpile.

The latest assessment warns the influx of North Korean missiles could fuel more devastating strikes on civilian areas, while giving Pyongyang a battlefield testing ground to improve its own missile technology.

Fresh Missile Unit Deployed Inside Russia

According to Ukraine's Main Intelligence Directorate, North Korea has begun deploying a missile unit in western Russia. The force is believed to consist of around 90 personnel operating six launchers and roughly 120 ballistic missiles in Russia's Voronezh region.

The deployment follows an earlier shipment of 40 KN-23 and KN-24 ballistic missiles, marking a significant expansion of military cooperation between Moscow and Pyongyang.

ISW Warns of Escalating Threat

The Institute for the Study of War says the new deliveries could allow Russia to step up ballistic missile attacks without relying heavily on its own reserves.

Analysts believe Moscow and Pyongyang are exploiting Ukraine's limited supply of ballistic missile interceptors, enabling North Korea to test its weapons in combat while gathering valuable operational data. The experience could accelerate improvements to Pyongyang's missile programme.

Civilian Toll Set to Rise

The report warns North Korean missiles carry larger warheads than many comparable systems, despite being less accurate. That combination increases the risk of widespread destruction and higher civilian casualties as Russia expands its long-range strikes.

For Ukraine, the growing stockpile presents another challenge as air defence systems remain under sustained pressure after months of intensive missile attacks.

Deadly Strike Highlights Growing Danger

Ukrainian officials say evidence of North Korean missiles has already emerged on the battlefield. Reuters reported that Ukrainian radar detected signatures consistent with KN-23 or KN-24 missiles during an attack on the village of Radushne near Kryvyi Rih.

The strike destroyed the home of a large family, killing a husband, wife and their seven children. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Russia of joining forces with North Korea's "mad" regime to wage war and kill Ukrainian children.

Kyiv Signals Tough Response

Ukraine's Foreign Ministry has declared that any North Korean missile units operating on Russian territory would be regarded as legitimate military targets.

As military ties between Moscow and Pyongyang deepen, analysts warn the partnership is reshaping the battlefield, increasing pressure on Ukraine's already stretched air defences and raising the prospect of even deadlier missile campaigns in the months ahead.

North Korea sends more than 100 missiles to Russia, ISW warns of growing threat to Ukraine

Great news! Vlad supporters are grateful to Kim not only for his help with the missiles, but also for his conviction in Moscow's rightness and his categorical rejection of fascism.

42 minutes ago, zmisha said:

Great news! Vlad supporters are grateful to Kim not only for his help with the missiles, but also for his conviction in Moscow's rightness and his categorical rejection of fascism.

His conviction should be at The Hague, along with Vlad. 2 mass murderers.

13 hours ago, bannork said:

His conviction should be at The Hague, along with Vlad. 2 mass murderers.

In the United States, for example, the line between mass murderer and hero coincides precisely with the boundaries of your house. Am I correct? So, if 10 armed men burst into your house without permission and you kill them, you're a hero of the Special Military Operation. But if it's not your house, then you're no longer a hero but a mass murderer. Am I understanding this correctly?

Based on this same logic, Vlad supporters are always happy to explain to their Western opponents that the same logic should be applied to the Ukrainian issue. Vlad explains that Moscow granted Kyiv only conditional sovereignty under the condition of neutrality. This system of relations practically means that Moscow retains the right to own these Soviet lands. Furthermore, Lavrov explains that if the terms of the "lease" are violated, Ukraine's "independence" can be revoked. This is exactly what a landlord does if a client starts causing trouble with a weapon in a rented house.
Every Soviet country had a legal and relatively simple way to acquire land permanently, unconditionally, following the procedure of Law 1409. However, in the modern world, people increasingly prefer to rent.

9 minutes ago, zmisha said:

In the United States, for example, the line between mass murderer and hero coincides precisely with the boundaries of your house. Am I correct? So, if 10 armed men burst into your house without permission and you kill them, you're a hero of the Special Military Operation. But if it's not your house, then you're no longer a hero but a mass murderer. Am I understanding this correctly?

Based on this same logic, Vlad supporters are always happy to explain to their Western opponents that the same logic should be applied to the Ukrainian issue. Vlad explains that Moscow granted Kyiv only conditional sovereignty under the condition of neutrality. This system of relations practically means that Moscow retains the right to own these Soviet lands. Furthermore, Lavrov explains that if the terms of the "lease" are violated, Ukraine's "independence" can be revoked. This is exactly what a landlord does if a client starts causing trouble with a weapon in a rented house.
Every Soviet country had a legal and relatively simple way to acquire land permanently, unconditionally, following the procedure of Law 1409. However, in the modern world, people increasingly prefer to rent.

I say nyet. There is no pan-Soviet or universally applicable "Law 1409" that provided a simple, permanent, and unconditional method for acquiring land across former Soviet countries. During the Soviet era, land was monopolized by the state, and following the dissolution of the USSR, each independent successor state developed its own distinct, highly complex land codes and privatization processes.

Post-Soviet Land Realities

• No Unified Statute: Post-Soviet jurisdictions (such as Ukraine, Russia, and others) drafted independent legal frameworks. Mechanisms like Ukraine's 1992 privatization and subsequent agricultural land moratoriums or Russia's 2001 Land Code varied entirely in scope, restrictions, and timelines.

• The Ukraine Context: Private ownership of agricultural land in post-Soviet Ukraine was heavily restricted for decades by a legislative moratorium, which was only lifted via major legislative reform enabling a regulated land market for Ukrainian citizens starting in July 2021.

2 minutes ago, fredwiggy said:

I say nyet. There is no pan-Soviet or universally applicable "Law 1409" that provided a simple, permanent, and unconditional method for acquiring land across former Soviet countries. During the Soviet era, land was monopolized by the state, and following the dissolution of the USSR, each independent successor state developed its own distinct, highly complex land codes and privatization processes.

Post-Soviet Land Realities

• No Unified Statute: Post-Soviet jurisdictions (such as Ukraine, Russia, and others) drafted independent legal frameworks. Mechanisms like Ukraine's 1992 privatization and subsequent agricultural land moratoriums or Russia's 2001 Land Code varied entirely in scope, restrictions, and timelines.

• The Ukraine Context: Private ownership of agricultural land in post-Soviet Ukraine was heavily restricted for decades by a legislative moratorium, which was only lifted via major legislative reform enabling a regulated land market for Ukrainian citizens starting in July 2021.

International law is always shaped by the results of the last world war. Following World War II, a club of overseers was formed to ensure these results were respected – the UN. Russia's status in the UN is that of the successor to the USSR, that is, the USSR under a different name. Let's say your name is Fred today, and you, admiring the heroes of the Special Military Operations, decide to change your name to Vlad. After that, the house you once owned remains yours, right? Soviet laws have not been repealed, and they continue to be used within Russia, with the only caveat that they have a lower priority, as decided by a referendum in the early 1990s.

3 minutes ago, zmisha said:

International law is always shaped by the results of the last world war. Following World War II, a club of overseers was formed to ensure these results were respected – the UN. Russia's status in the UN is that of the successor to the USSR, that is, the USSR under a different name. Let's say your name is Fred today, and you, admiring the heroes of the Special Military Operations, decide to change your name to Vlad. After that, the house you once owned remains yours, right? Soviet laws have not been repealed, and they continue to be used within Russia, with the only caveat that they have a lower priority, as decided by a referendum in the early 1990s.

But the Ukraine isn't Russia any longer, so the rules don't apply.

Just now, fredwiggy said:

But the Ukraine isn't Russia any longer, so the rules don't apply.

What if the people renting your house say it's not yours any longer? What will you do? You'll follow Vlad's example and launch a Special Military Operation against these people. Shoot their a##es off.

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14 minutes ago, zmisha said:

What if the people renting your house say it's not yours any longer? What will you do? You'll follow Vlad's example and launch a Special Military Operation against these people. Shoot their a##es off.

There are laws against such things, as Russia should follow. Ukraine is a sovereign nation now.

2 minutes ago, fredwiggy said:

Ukraine is a sovereign nation now.

No one disputes this. The Soviet Union recognized Ukraine as a sovereign state about 70 years ago (with zero territory, of course). However, of course, no one transferred ownership of Soviet land to Ukraine.

When you want to buy a house or a plot of land, you need the legal consent of the previous owner. In all other cases, you do not own the property you purchased.

Burger boy' won't save the bunker moth' Vlad' has been outsmarted by far superior beings, I do hope a made in the UK done signed remember Salisbury is the one that drops on his head.