KNIISE established Russia's use of two types of North Korean missiles KN23 and KN24 against Ukraine. Experts were able to identify the differences between the missiles after obtaining more complete fragments.
Experts of the Kiev Research Institute of forensic examinations have established that Russia uses two types of North Korean missiles KN23 and KN24 in the war against Ukraine. experts of the KNIISE Military Research Laboratory told about this in an exclusive comment UNN.
Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, KNIISE specialists have studied almost all types of weapons used by the aggressor. Regarding North Korean-made missiles of the KN23 and KN24 types, expert work was complicated due to the significant fragmentation of the research objects. The weight of the explosive substance of the warhead of these weapons is about 500 kg, so parts and fragments of missiles are almost completely destroyed or significantly deformed
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According to experts, there was no doubt that Russia at some point began to use North Korean-made missiles, since they had characteristic differences from their Russian counterparts, but the preserved fragments were not enough to distinguish between KN23 and KN24. now experts have obtained more complete fragments, which made it possible to identify and compare KN23 and KN24.
"The research and analysis process remains complex: experts work only with existing facilities and use data from open sources, because technical documentation for these missiles is not available. Recent objects had specific features between weapon types, which made it easier to identify them," the KNIISE Military Research Laboratory explained.
KNIISE added that continue to detail the collected information, deepening research and forming an evidence base. This data is important for international justice in the context of the investigation of Russia's crimes against Ukraine and North Korea's involvement.
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Experts of the Kiev Research Institute of forensic examinations (KNIISE) establishedthat Russia used North Korean KN-23/24 ballistic missiles during the combined attack on Ukraine on November 13 , among other things.
According to KNIISE experts, KN-23 combines both modern technologies and solutions of the last century. A significant percentage of microelectronics is produced in China, Taiwan, the United States and other countries. Probably, the launches are carried out from North Korean-made launchers, since it would be much more difficult to adapt Russian systems.
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Earlier, KNIISE specialists told about the technical features of North Korean missiles that Russia uses to attack Ukraine.