The United States accuses North Korea of delivering lethal weapons to Russia. Missiles used by the Russian army against Ukraine.
While fighting continues on the very long front line between Ukrainians and Russians, Moscow continues its targeted attacks.
One person was killed and eight others injured Thursday in a Russian strike on the town of Kropyvnytskyi in the central Kirovohrad region.
Ukraine’s Energy Ministry said an energy facility was damaged during the missile strike on Kropyvnytskyi, as some household power lines were damaged and a local railway lost power as a result.
In Kyiv, funerals continue after the latest bombings.
Relatives of a Ukrainian sniper have paid their last respects. Rostyaslav “Jeri” Teschenko died on December 28. Techchenko was part of the Azov Battalion for three years and returned to Ukraine on February 24, 2022 after the Russian invasion.
For its part, Washington claims that Moscow deployed North Korean ballistic missiles in the conflict.
John Kirby, spokesperson for the National Security Council: “Our information indicates that the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea recently supplied ballistic missile launchers and several ballistic missiles to Russia. On December 30, 2023, Russian forces launched at least one of these North Korean ballistic missiles at Ukraine. “
On Thursday, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, for his part, welcomed the exchange of 230 Ukrainian and 248 Russian prisoners of war between the two countries.