# Intelligence says North Korea deploying ballistic missile unit to Russia for attacks on Ukraine

https://mins.news/en/item/14196

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-08-05 14:04 UTC
- World
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/north-korea-deploying-ballistic-missile-unit-to-russia-to-wage-attacks-on-ukraine-intelligence-says/

> Intelligence reports say North Korea is sending a ballistic missile unit to Russia to carry out attacks against Ukraine. The unit is believed to be deployed in an area bordering Ukraine’s Luhansk Oblast. According to the report, it may have six launchers and 120 ballistic missiles. The reported deployment would add North Korean missile capabilities to Russia’s war effort against Ukraine.

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