Well, this is awkward. One day after Russian President Vladimir Putin thanked North Korea for being one of the handful of countries supporting the Kremlin since its invasion of Ukraine, reports come from the front lines of Ukrainian forces using North Korean rockets seized from Russian forces. Video shows Ukrainian forces loading a Soviet-era launcher with North Korean rockets.
Reuters reports Ukrainian officials have not detailed how its military came into possession of the arms, saying only they were seized by a “friendly” country and turned over to Ukraine. Shipments of arms and other supplies to Russia have been halted and strict sanctions imposed by most nations, although North Korea and Iran are thought to be supplying Russia.