The heavy ammunition reinforcements that North Korea sends to its closest ally Russia continue to improve. The hit rate of KN-23 ballistic missiles has increased: The North Korean missiles that hit Ukraine in the last few weeks showed much less deviation. Allegedly, this marked improvement in the missiles was thanks to the combat experience of North Korean soldiers deployed in the region. North Korean soldiers fighting in Russia helped engineers improve the design through active combat work.
The North Korean ballistic missiles launched by Russian forces against Ukraine have become much more accurate than those launched last year. The accuracy of the KN-23 ballistic missiles has increased significantly: more than 20 North Korean missiles that have hit Ukraine in the past few weeks have deviated much less from their targets. While the missiles’ accuracy at the beginning of the war was 1-3 kilometers, recently their accuracy has increased to between 50 and 100 meters. According to the Ukrainian source, the improvement in accuracy came suddenly after months of inaccurate launches. The new assessment shows that the North Korean missiles hit relatively close to the target.
NORTH KOREAN SOLDIERS IN RUSSIA HAVE HELPED The sharp improvement in the characteristics of the KN-23 ballistic missiles is due to the study of combat experience by North Korean designers. North Korean soldiers stationed in the area allegedly helped engineers improve the design. The military source said a forensic examination of the wreckage did not reveal any changes to the missiles’ design, but there was little debris left to analyze. The source said two possible explanations were that the missiles were equipped with better navigation systems or had a steering mechanism to increase maneuverability.
