North Korea deploys missile unit, sends fresh ballistic arsenal to Russia: Ukraine

Ukraine has accused North Korea of expanding its military support for Russia by supplying fresh ballistic missiles and deploying a dedicated missile unit to back Moscow's war effort, in what Kyiv says marks a further deepening of defence ties between the two countries.According to Ukraine's military intelligence agency (HUR), the deployment includes about 90 North Korean personnel, six missile launchers and 120 ballistic missiles, including 40 newly supplied KN-23 and KN-24 missiles.Andrii Cherniak, a spokesperson for HUR, said the North Korean unit is expected to be based in Russia's western Voronezh region as part of the 112th Missile Brigade.Cherniak also alleged that Russia used a North Korean ballistic missile in a strike last week, describing it as the first recorded use of such a weapon since August 2025.