Zelenskyy reports four out of 36 missiles shot down overnight and Russian use of North Korean weapons

Russian forces deployed North Korean KN-23 missiles to strike a key energy facility in Ukraine during a massive attack overnight on 6-7 November.

Source: Zelenskyy on X (Twitter)

Details: Zelenskyy stated that forensic examinations are ongoing at the sites where the ballistic missiles struck. Early reports indicate that the Russians used KN-23 missiles, manufactured and supplied by North Korea, during the strike on one of the key energy facilities that suffered damage.

The president also noted that Russia used 36 missiles flying on a ballistic trajectory during the night attack. Only four of them were successfully intercepted.

Background: Substations in Vinnytsia, Zhytomyr, Rivne, Kharkiv and Dnipropetrovsk oblasts were damaged overnight. In addition to Kyiv, 12 other regions came under attack. A total of nine people were injured, including a child.

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