Zelenskyy: Only Four of 36 Ballistic Missiles Shot Down Overnight, North Korean Missiles Used in Strike
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia fired 36 ballistic missiles overnight on 6–7 November, with only four intercepted. Early findings suggest North Korean-made KN-23 missiles hit a key energy facility.
Russian forces carried out a massive overnight attack on Ukraine on 6–7 November, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says North Korean KN-23 ballistic missiles were used against one of the key energy facilities. He reported this on X. It indicates that Russia continues to use weapons supplied by North Korea in its war against Ukraine.
Zelenskyy stressed that forensic examinations are still under way at the places where the ballistic missiles struck. Early indications are that the KN-23 missiles were made and delivered by North Korea, and that they were used against one of the main energy facilities that was damaged.
According to the president, Russia launched 36 missiles on a ballistic trajectory during the night. Only four of them were successfully intercepted.
Impact of the attack
Substations were damaged in the Vinnytsia, Zhytomyr, Rivne, Kharkiv and Dnipropetrovsk oblasts. In addition to Kyiv, 12 other regions came under attack.
In total, nine people were injured, including a child.
