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       By Justin Porter

       Jan. 22, 2024

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       The aftermath of a Russian strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, in early January. Credit...Laura Boushnak for The New York Times

       North Korea’s newest missiles appear in Ukraine Russians are beginning to deploy North Korean arms on the battlefield in Ukraine.

       Though many of the North Korean artillery rounds are proving to be duds — some appear to have been manufactured decades ago — they’re giving the Russians something to fire while Ukraine’s military rations its own dwindling supply of munitions.

       But what has U.S., NATO and European officials worried are the missiles: So far, fewer than 50 appear to have been transferred to Russia, but there could be far more to come. Three barrages of North Korean-made missiles targeted Ukrainian positions around the new year, American officials say, and they believe more were used on the battlefield over the weekend.

       An analysis by Conflict Armament Research, an organization that has documented the arms used in Russia’s war in Ukraine, showed that the North Korean missiles were relatively recent in their design. U.S. officials say they’re proving as accurate as Russia’s home-built equipment.

       A testing ground: In South Korea, officials and analysts say the Ukraine war is giving the North something it desperately needs: a way to see how its new missile arsenal, designed for a conflict with South Korea and the U.S., fares against Western-designed air defenses.

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       Justin Porter is an editor on the Briefings newsletter team at The Times. More about Justin Porter

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