North Korea’s Ka-N-25 rocket launcher confrontation with the American “Highmars”.

According to Fars International News Agency, at the same time as the Americans claim that they are sending rockets and artillery from North Korea to Russia, an American publication wrote on Tuesday that North Korea can send a rocket system to Russia to counter the US-made Hymars rocket launchers to Ukraine. Offer.

The publicationNewsweekOn Tuesday, he wrote that North Korea has a weapon that can counter the Heimars missile systems donated by the United States to Ukraine. The United States began supplying Heimars to Ukraine in the summer.

According to this report, North Korea’s Kan-25 rocket launcher is considered one of the most powerful rocket launchers in this country’s arsenal. This rocket launch has more range than Highmars.

According to Newsweek, the US-made Hymars has the ability to reach higher speeds than the North Korean Ka-N-25. The Hymars has a top speed of 85 km/h, while the North Korean rocket has a top speed of around 80 km/h.

Many of the specifications of the KN-25, including the maximum weight it can carry, are unknown, so it is difficult to determine an exact comparison between the two missiles. These North Korean-made rockets were tested for the first time in 2019.

In the end, Newsweek wrote, if this rocket is sent to Russia, its army will be able to attack a significant part of Ukraine.

On Tuesday, the “New York Times” newspaper, in a report claimed by the United States, assessed that Moscow is buying millions of cannonballs and rockets from North Korea. US officials said they could confirm that the New York Times report was accurate and that Russia is expected to make more purchases of military equipment from North Korea.

“Russia’s defense ministry is buying millions of rockets and artillery shells from North Korea for use on the battlefield against Ukraine,” an American official said about the New York Times report.

The Ka-N-25 is described as a super-caliber multiple-launch rocket system, but the missile’s larger size and longer range compared to traditional rocket artillery led the US military to classify it as a missile.

Since the start of the war with Ukraine, the Ministry of Defense of Russia has repeatedly announced the success of Russian air defense in the operational areas and the destruction of a number of “Ulkha” and “Haymars” rockets of the Ukrainian army. (More details)

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