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Fact check: North Korea has not sent disguised rocket launchers to Ukraine front

Viral video of box truck launcher in Russia is fake, even though DPRK does possess such weapons

A viral video purporting to show North Korean rocket launchers disguised as box trucks in Russia is fake, NK News shows, suggesting that the DPRK has not sent that particular asset to aid Moscow’s aggression against Ukraine.

Ukrainian and Russian war bloggers reported this week that white trucks equipped with multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) were spotted in Russia’s Kursk region, releasing low-quality footage purporting to confirm the arrival of the systems to the front lines of the Ukraine war.

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