North Korean missiles rain down on Ukraine despite sanctions

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/09/12/world/north-korea-missiles-ukraine/

18 Comments

  1. GrammarNaziBadge0174 on

    Excerpt:  

    North Korea has continued to supply advanced short-range ballistic missiles to Russia …

    Remnants of four of the missiles, which are called Hwasong-11, were examined in Kyiv on Sept. 3 by investigators from Conflict Armament Research, an independent group based in Britain that identifies and tracks weapons and ammunition used in wars around the world.

    That team decoded production markings on several parts from each missile collected by Ukrainian authorities.

    A Hwasong-11 missile used in an Aug. 18 attack on Kyiv had markings showing that it was made this year. Internal parts from three others, which were used in attacks in July and August, lacked markings that would indicate when they were manufactured.

    **… Worth the click, a lot more interesting details…**

  2. Nicole_Darkmoon on

    But if the west gives Ukraine long range missiles then that’s going too far and crossing a line.

  3. BiffChildFromBangor on

    So Putin says Ukraine using Western missiles on Russia is wrong but he can use missiles from multiple countries on Ukraine. Putin is a whiny little turd for supposedly being a tough guy.

  4. Putin may not be directly controlling the U.S., but the fact that he continues to push the limits without real consequences is a sign, to me at least, that he holds the cards.

    He knows the U.S. will never directly start war with Russia even if smaller countries we provide aid to, are being threatened and attacked.

  5. How can you sanction a hermit nation that no one does much business with anyway? If you want result, you need more direct action like destroying their missile making factories.

  6. Available_Finish4387 on

    But Trump did a photo op with Kim Jung Un and fixed western relations with North Korea. Why are they supporting Russia?

  7. SteakForGoodDogs on

    With every impunity Russia gets to exploit, Taiwan looks tastier and tastier for China.

    After all….would the Americans really go and stick their necks out for them when shots are actually fired?

    Lots of NATO practices in Europe. Didn’t stop Russia when the missiles started to rain in Ukraine.

    Lots of practices around Taiwan waters. Will it stop China when the missiles start to rain? China has *scary nukes*, after all….escalation, remember?