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Russian military personnel preparing a North Korean KN-23 missile for launch on a mobile launcher

Russian strike tactics: shift to single launches of North Korean KN-23 missiles

Politics 08/12/2026, 11:23
🚀 Russia changes tactics: instead of mass salvos — single launches of KN-23 missiles from North Korea. 📉 ISW: Moscow is testing accuracy and refining weapons with Pyongyang. 📅 Chronology: strikes on Zaporizhzhia (August 11) and Dnipropetrovsk region (July 30). ⚠️ Zelenskyy: cooperation between RF and DPRK is growing, North Korea is gaining combat experience. 💥 Results of August 11 attack: 6 dead, 19 injured. RF saves "Zircon"s and S-400s.
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Yuriy Ignat, Commander of the Ukrainian Air Force, against a backdrop of fighter jets and North Korean missiles — discussing Russia’s new tactics and air defense shortages

North Korean missiles over Ukraine: Yuriy Ignat on Russia's new tactics and the air defense shortage

Politics 07/30/2026, 14:49
Yuriy Ignat, Head of the Communications Department of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, confirmed Russia's use of North Korean KN-23 missiles against Ukraine. 🚀 The enemy is using a mixed tactic due to a lack of supplies, exploiting the shortage of interception means in the air defense. On the night of July 30, 9 ballistic missiles were fired, one of which fell in Poland. 🇺🇦🇵🇱
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