North Korea may have transferred Pukguksong-2 ballistic missiles to Russia. What is known about them?
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What is known about the Pukguksong2 ballistic missilesAs noted, a video has appeared online showing a convoy of weapons and military equipment from the DPRK, allegedly filmed in the Tyumen region.As the publication notes, if the DPRK has indeed transferred the Pukguksong2 missiles to Russia, this may indicate North Koreas pragmatic desire to test the effectiveness of its missile systems in real combat conditions.
Experts emphasize the low effectiveness of other North Korean weapons, such as the KN23 missiles, which the Russian Federation currently uses as a weapon of terror.Pukguksong2 was developed under strict secrecy.
According to some reports, its creation may have begun as early as 2014.Main characteristicsFlight range from 12001300 km according to other sources up to 20003000 km.Rocket type twostage solidfuel.Dimensions approximately 9 m long and 1.5 m in diameter.Feature a landbased version of the Pukguksong1 ballistic missile, which is designed for launches from submarines.These characteristics make the Pukguksong2 an important component of the DPRKs arsenal and likely a valuable asset for Russia in the context of military operations.
Russia is shelling Ukraine with North Koreanmade missiles with foreign componentsAccording to the GUR, the DPRK has transferred to Russia more than 100 units of various types of equipment, including 170mm selfpropelled guns M1989 and 240mm MLRS M1991, 100 units of KN23 missiles and at least 5 million shells.Thus, according to the analyst, on January 2, 2024, four people died as a result of a ballistic missile from the DPRK hitting a Kyiv highrise building.
On August 11, 2024, a fouryearold boy and his father were killed and three more citizens were injured in the Kyiv region from KN23/KN24 fragments, said Andriy Kovalenko, head of the Central Emergency Response Center Among the components of the KN23 missile, a voltage converter was found with the marking of the British manufacturer XP Power, which was manufactured in February 2023.The missiles also contain foreign components manufactured by companies from five countries China, the United States, Japan, the United Kingdom, and Switzerland.It is important that Western governments tighten export controls over components and technologies for weapons production.
Their reexport to Russia, Belarus, Iran, and North Korea must be prevented.
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