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North Korea set to send 150 ballistic missiles, more troops to Russia: Kyiv

Ukrainian spy chief says DPRK’s latest support for invasion includes KN-23 missiles and powerful artillery systems

North Korea is set to ship 150 more ballistic missiles to Russia for use in its war against Ukraine, according to the chief of Kyiv’s spy agency, on top of the hundreds of artillery systems and thousands of troops it already sent last year.

The KN-23 short-range ballistic missiles (SRBMs) are part of a new series of artillery system shipments and troop reinforcements, Defense Intelligence of Ukraine (DIU) head Kyrylo Budanov said in an interview with The War Zone on Thursday.

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