North Korean KN-23 The rocket that hit Kiev in a Russian night attack, says a Kiev source

The rocket that claimed the lives of at least 8 people in a large Russian air attack in Kiev at night was a North Korean ballistic KN-23 (KN-23A) missile (KN-23A), a source from the Ukrainian army told Reuters today. Russia has pounded Kiev with rockets and unmanned aircraft overnight, killing at least 8 people, injuring more than 70 and causing damage to buildings in the greatest attack on the Ukrainian capital since the beginning of the year. The fires broke out and six children are among the injured, while some remain trapped under the ruins, officials said. Kiev Mayor Vitali Klitsko said that the deaths of 8 people in the capital had been confirmed so far, although officials had previously spoken of 9 dead. The most serious incident is in the Sviarsinski district, west of the city center, where rescuers continue to remove scretification from two buildings, Clitsko said. […]
Source: News Beast

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