RT by @mikenov: RT by @mikenov: Russia has now received KN‑30 ballistic missiles from North Korea — yes, you read that correctly. When you start importing rockets from Pyongyang, you’ve officially left the “great power” category and entered “customer at the world’s most sanctioned weapons shop.” Ukraine’s defense intelligence says that in JulyRussia had around 50 Kinzhal missiles and roughly the same number of North Korean KN‑23, KN‑24, and KN‑30. KN‑30 hasn’t been reported in the war before, so this is the first time it appears in Russian stockpiles. The KN‑30 (Hwasong‑11C) is an upscaled short‑range ballistic missile with at least 600 km range, a fast‑burn motor, and mobile launch capabili

Russia has now received KN‑30 ballistic missiles from North Korea — yes, you read that correctly.

When you start importing rockets from Pyongyang, you’ve officially left the “great power” category and entered “customer at the world’s most sanctioned weapons shop.”

Ukraine’s defense intelligence says that in JulyRussia had around 50 Kinzhal missiles and roughly the same number of North Korean KN‑23, KN‑24, and KN‑30.

KN‑30 hasn’t been reported in the war before, so this is the first time it appears in Russian stockpiles.

The KN‑30 (Hwasong‑11C) is an upscaled short‑range ballistic missile with at least 600 km range, a fast‑burn motor, and mobile launch capability.
North Korea claims it can carry a 2.5‑ton warhead, which is… ambitious, but not independently confirmed.

Meanwhile, Russia is sitting on a mountain of other missiles:

Iskander 9M723 — 130 units
S‑400 RM‑48U — 400 units
Oniks — 600 units
Kalibr — 450 units
Zircon — 120 units
Kh‑101 — 100 units

And to top it off: according to Ukraine, North Korea has begun deploying a missile unit in the Voronezh region to fire ballistic missiles at Ukraine.
It’s like Moscow is outsourcing its own misile production to Kim Jong‑un.

— @jalle51 Aug 20, 2026