{"id":5018,"date":"2025-04-25T06:04:45","date_gmt":"2025-04-25T06:04:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=5018"},"modified":"2025-04-25T06:04:45","modified_gmt":"2025-04-25T06:04:45","slug":"zelensky-claims-north-korean-missile-used-in-russian-strike-killed-12-in-kyiv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=5018","title":{"rendered":"Zelensky claims North Korean missile used in Russian strike killed 12 in Kyiv"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on April 24 that Russia used a ballistic missile manufactured in North Korea during a deadly overnight attack on Kyiv that killed 12 people and injured 90, including six children.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAccording to preliminary information, the Russians used a ballistic missile manufactured in North Korea. Our special services are verifying all the details,\u201d Zelensky said on social media.<\/p>\n<p>He called the alleged use of a North Korean weapon further evidence of the \u201ccriminal alliance\u201d between Moscow and Pyongyang.<\/p>\n<p>The missile struck a residential building in Kyiv as part of a broader assault involving over 200 missiles and drones launched across multiple Ukrainian cities, according to Ukraine\u2019s State Emergency Service.<\/p>\n<p>A Ukrainian military source told Reuters that the weapon was identified as a KN-23 ballistic missile, a North Korean system capable of carrying a one-tonne warhead.<\/p>\n<p>The KN-23 is reportedly more powerful than Russia\u2019s Iskander missile, and past investigations have found Western-made components in the system.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf confirmed, this would show how North Korea and Russia are working together to develop and use deadly technologies against civilians,\u201d Zelensky said, accusing both countries of intentionally targeting non-combatants.<\/p>\n<p>The strike underscores growing military cooperation between Moscow and Pyongyang.<\/p>\n<p>Kyiv estimates that more than 11,000 North Korean troops are deployed in support of Russia\u2019s war effort, primarily in Russia\u2019s Kursk Oblast.<\/p>\n<p>According to the South Korean Institute for Defense Analyses (KIDA), North Korea earned over $20 billion through military support to Russia from August 2023 to March 2025, including the shipment of nearly 16,000 containers of munitions.<\/p>\n<p>Russian President Vladimir Putin has acknowledged the partnership, calling North Korea a \u201cpartner\u201d and suggesting Pyongyang could be involved in future peace talks related to the Ukraine war.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on April 24 that Russia used a ballistic missile manufactured in North Korea during a deadly overnight attack on Kyiv that killed 12 people and injured 90, including six children. \u201cAccording to preliminary information, the Russians used a ballistic missile manufactured in North Korea. Our special services are verifying all [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5018","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5018","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5018"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5018\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5018"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5018"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5018"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}