(Bloomberg, Seoul) The commander of the US Pacific Army Flynn said that Russia uses North Korean missiles in the war that invades Ukraine, which gives Pyongyang a rare opportunity to test its own weapons in actual combat, and may be able to from it.Absorb experience to improve weapon performance.
Flynn Saturday (April 6) visited the U.S. U.S. Army in Panzawa City, Gyeonggi -do, South Korea.The battlefield laboratory they provided.
He pointed out that Russia used North Korean missiles in the Russian and Ukraine War to give Pyongyang a chance to obtain valuable information about technical problems, procedures and ammunition itself, and the United States will closely pay attention to the development of the situation.
Flynn said that he and others are most worried that North Korea can take the opportunity to learn about the weapons of its weapons, because without the conflict of the Ukrainian war, North Korea has no chance to understand the information.
Flynn also revealed that the United States will soon deploy a medium -range missile system in the Indo -Pacific region, but he does not explain the details and places of deployment.This may cause dissatisfaction in China.China warned in 2019 that the United States' allies in the Indo -Pacific region may be countermeated by Chinese countermeasures if they deploy US medium -range missiles.
The United States, South Korea, and other countries have previously accused North Korea accusing North Korea to ship the latest ballistic missiles with nuclear warheads to Russia. These missiles are easy to hide, deploy rapidly, and it is difficult to shoot down.
Weapon experts said the image provided by the United States shows that these missiles may be the "Mars-11" (HWASONG-11) missile.This is a short -range ballistic missile that can hit the target reliably and highly, with a range of 380 kilometers to 800 kilometers.
This type of weapon will undoubtedly increase the weapons that Russian President Putin can use.
Ukraine: The Russian army has launched about 50 North Korean missiles to Ukraine
The NK news website specifically reported in the United States reported that the prosecutor of Halkov, Ukraine said in March that since the outbreak of the Russian and Ukraine War, the Russian army has launched about 50 North Korean missiles to Ukraine.Related certification documents including the Mars-11 "missile.
Weapon experts say that North Korea ’s missiles provided to Russia so far are similar to the ISKANDER series missiles in Russia in terms of volume and flight power.A report by the US Strategy and International Research Center (CSIS) showed last year that the US Patriot air defense system was basically effective in fighting Russia's missiles.
Although a large number of satellite photos released by multiple research teams and the US government showed that North Korean weapons flowed to Russia, and then they were transported to the Russian arsenal on the Ukrainian border, Moscow and Pyongyang denied that North Korea provided weapons for Russia.
South Korean officials claim that as the return of these possible weapons that may be billions of dollars, Russia is providing food, raw materials, and components used for weapons manufacturing to North Korea, which helps North Korea's highest leader Kim Jong -un to strengthen food safety andFurther develop its weapon system.
Forin claims that North Korea's continuous test of ballistic missiles is worrying and destroying stability.Last week, Kim Jong -un supervised the test of a new type of ballistic missile. The missile was equipped with a high supersonic gliding aircraft equipped with the warhead, which could send nuclear bombs to the base of the United States in Japan and Guam.
