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Russia using North Korean missiles to strike Ukraine, Zelensky says

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused Russia of using North Korean ballistic missiles in strikes on Zaporizhzhia, which resulted in at least six deaths and 19 injuries. Zelensky stated this marks the first time Russia has relied on North Korean reinforcements for its war effort.

36 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleDan Johnson,KyivandTom McArthurBBC News - WorldFiled 2026-08-11 · 09:39 GMTLean · CenterRead · 1 min
Russia using North Korean missiles to strike Ukraine, Zelensky says
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused Russia of using North Korean ballistic missiles in strikes on Zaporizhzhia, which resulted in at least six deaths and 19 injuries. Zelensky stated this marks the first time Russia has relied on North Korean reinforcements for its war effort. The attacks occurred amidst ongoing exchanges, with Ukraine also targeting warehouses belonging to online retailer Wildberries in Voronezh, Russia. These developments follow Ukrainian drone strikes in Tatarstan that killed at least 13 people. Zelensky highlighted the danger posed by North Korea's involvement and vowed further Ukrainian strikes to demonstrate the necessity of peace.

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Zelensky stated that Russia 'cannot wage war without reinforcements from North Korea'.

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Ukraine's President Zelensky accused Russia of using North Korean missiles in strikes on Zaporizhzhia.

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At least 13 people, including one child, were killed in Ukrainian drone strikes on Tatarstan.

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Warehouses belonging to online retailer Wildberries in Voronezh, Russia, were hit by Ukraine.

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Strikes in Zaporizhzhia killed at least six and injured at least 19 people.

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Ukraine and Russia have continued striking each other overnight, with Volodymyr Zelensky accusing Moscow of using North Korean missiles.The Ukrainian president said strikes in Zaporizhzhia - which killed at least six and injured at least 19 - involved ballistic missiles from Russia's ally.In Voronezh, in southern Russia, warehouses belonging to the online retailer, Wildberries, were hit by Ukraine. The company, known as Russia's Amazon, has been repeatedly targeted in recent weeks.The attacks come a day after at least 13 people were killed, including one child, in Ukrainian drone strikes on the Russian republic of Tatarstan, more than 1,100 km (680 miles) from the Ukrainian border.In a video address on Monday evening, Zelensky said "for the first time" Russia "cannot wage war without reinforcements from North Korea"."The more North Korean strikes there are here in Ukraine, in Europe, the more their missiles and soldiers are used, the more they correct their shortcomings and blind spots", Zelensky said, adding that this poses a danger to the rest of the world.In his address, Zelensky also hailed a successful air strike on a Russian petrochemical plant in western Siberia on Monday as a "very significant achievement" by the Ukrainian military.He promised "more Ukrainian deep strikes, which should demonstrate to Russia and the Russians that peace is necessary".
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