Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Russia used a North Korean missile in a strike on a Ukrainian village that killed five members of the same family. The allegation, reported on Thursday, links a deadly attack inside Ukraine to a weapon supplied from abroad.
According to Zelenskiy, the missile used in the village strike was made in North Korea. If confirmed, the claim would mark a notable development in the war, suggesting that weapons tied to Pyongyang were used in an attack that caused civilian deaths.
The reported strike has drawn attention because of both the loss of life and the type of weapon Zelenskiy identified. The deaths of five relatives in one attack underline the human cost of continued missile strikes on populated areas in Ukraine.
The accusation is also likely to raise further questions about military cooperation involving Russia and North Korea. At this stage, the central claim is based on Zelenskiy’s statement, as wider details about the strike and the missile were not included in the available report.
