Ohe debris from a missile that fell in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv on January 2 was from a North Korean Hwasong-11 series ballistic missile, revealed the UN panel of experts that monitors the application of sanctions against North Korea.
In the 32-page report, seen by Reuters, experts concluded that “the debris recovered from a missile that crashed in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on January 2, 2024, derives from a Hwasong-11 series missile from the Republic Democratic People’s Party of Korea [RPDC]” and violate the arms embargo on North Korea.
Formally known as the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), North Korea has been under UN sanctions over its ballistic missile and nuclear programs since 2006, and these measures have been tightened over the years.
In this sense, three experts from the sanctions team traveled to Ukraine earlier this month to inspect the wreckage, finding no evidence that the missile was manufactured by Russia.
However, trajectory information provided by Ukrainian authorities “indicates that the missile was launched into the territory of the Russian Federation,” they wrote in the April 25 report to the Security Council’s North Korea sanctions committee.
“Such a location, if the missile were under the control of Russian forces, would likely indicate that it was acquired by citizens of the Russian Federation,” they further stated, adding that this would be a violation of the law.
It is recalled that the United States and other countries accused North Korea of transferring weapons to Russia to be used against Ukraine, which it invaded in February 2022. Both Moscow and Pyongyang denied the accusations, but promised last year to deepen the military relations.
At a UN Security Council meeting in February, the US accused Russia of launching DPRK-supplied ballistic missiles against Ukraine on at least nine occasions.
UN experts say the Hwasong-11 series ballistic missiles were first publicly tested by Pyongyang in 2019.
Last month, Russia vetoed the annual renewal of the UN panel of experts who for 15 years have monitored the application of UN sanctions on North Korea due to its nuclear and ballistic missile programs. The term of office of the current panel of experts expires on Tuesday.
A few days after the January 2 attack, the Kharkiv region prosecutor’s office showed fragments of the missile to the media, stating that it was different from Russian models and that “this could have been a missile supplied by North Korea.” .
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