North Korea’s unusual latest missile tests should leave Ukraine concerned

Deafening state media silence over launches could indicate weapons being tested before exportation to Russia

Kim Jong Un’s silence over missile tests earlier this month raises possibility that Pyongyang is refining weapons for use by its ally Russia. Shweta Sharma reports

Seoul, Tokyo, and Washington condemned two ballistic missile launches ahead of allied military drills, but Pyongyang’s failure to report either test has left analysts guessing at the cause.

Debris from a KN-23 missile launched earlier in the war. Kyodo via Reuters Connect Russia is using North Korean ballistic missiles to strike Ukraine again after a lengthy pause. Ukraine's Air Force reported the KN-23 was used in two recent strikes for the first time this year. The KN-23 is North Korea's version of Rus

Reuters and AFP, SEOUL and WASHINGTON Add TT as Preferred Source North Korea yesterday fired a ballistic missile toward the sea off the Korean Peninsula’s east coast, South Korean and Japanese authorities said, days ahead of major joint military exercises by Seoul and Washington long denounced by Pyongyang, and a day a

North Korea fired a ​ballistic missile on Wednesday toward the sea off the Korean peninsula's east coast, South Korean and Japanese authorities said, days ahead of major ‌joint military exercises by Seoul and Washington long denounced by Pyongyang.

Pyongyang has repeatedly condemned US–South Korea military drills, claiming they are a 'rehearsal for invasion'.

North Korea fired a ballistic missile on Wednesday toward the sea off the Korean peninsula's east coast, South Korean and Japanese authorities said, days ahead of major joint military exercises by Seoul and Washington long denounced by Pyongyang.

North Korea has declared it must possess the capability to counter any potential enemy moves with retaliatory strikes that would make their "survival and recovery impossible", according to reports.

North Korea appears to have resumed construction of a long-delayed naval base on its east coast, as Pyongyang accelerates efforts to modernize its fleet with new destroyers and a nuclear-powered submarine. New structures, believed to be temporary housing or tents for construction workers, appeared between Aug. 6 and 9

North Korea’s recent missile launch may be a test of upgraded exports to Russia, observers say, as the war in Ukraine gives Pyongyang opportunities to improve its weapons. At about 6am on Wednesday, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) detected a missile launched from the North’s southeastern port city of Wonsan.

Pyongyang launched a ballistic missile toward Japan shortly after Zelensky warned that North Korea’s deepening military cooperation with Russia threatens Japan, South Korea and the Philippines.

North Korea has conducted ⁠a series of tests this year, including short-range ballistic missiles, artillery rockets and other tactical weapons.

North Korea launched a ballistic missile toward the sea on Wednesday, its neighbours said, the second such weapons testing activity in less than a week.

South Korea says North Korea has launched a ballistic missile toward the sea, the second such weapons testing activity by North Korea in less than a week

A North Korean flag flutters at the propaganda village of Gijungdong in North Korea, in this picture taken near the truce village of Panmunjom inside the demilitarised zone in South Korea on Jul 19, 2022. (File photo: Reuters/Kim Hong-Ji) 12 Aug 2026 06:32AM SEOUL: North Korea fired a ballistic missile on Wednesday (Au

Japan’s Defense Ministry says North Korea has launched a possible ballistic missile toward the sea

North Korea fired a ballistic missile, South Korean military says  Reuters

Launch marks North Korea’s second weapons test in less than a week and comes ahead of annual U.S.-South Korea military drills

Japan's Defense Ministry says North Korea has launched a possible ballistic missile toward the sea.

North Korea launches a suspected ballistic missile, Japan’s says  AP News

North Korea launches a suspected ballistic missile, Japan’s says  Toronto Star

Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky mocked Russia for getting so desperate that it is now relying more and more on North Korea after Pyongyang missiles were allegedly used on Tuesday in an attack that killed 10 people.

South Korea's Defense Ministry held its first briefing after returning to its former Yongsan headquarters, more than four years after being displaced.

Ukraine war latest: Ukrainian-made ballistic missiles could hit Russia in the fall, Zelensky says  The Kyiv Independent