Russia Reprises Its Rental of North Korean ’50-Year-Old Model’ Missile With Deadly Nostalgia
KEY POINTS
- •Ukraine reported that Russia used a North Korean KN-23 missile in a deadly strike on July 2026.
- •The attack on Radushne killed six people, including four children, and left four children missing.
- •President Zelenskyy condemned the use of the missile and called on the West for more air defense systems.
In today's ‘Who Even Needs Reliable Weapons Anymore?’ update, Ukraine's President Zelenskyy announced Russia dusted off a North Korean KN-23 missile, last seen in august 2025, for a deadly reunion in Radushne village. This ancient warhead, sporting 50-year-old manufacturing tech and built like a vintage Soviet couch, tragically flattened a family home, killing six—four of them innocent children—and leaving four more kids missing like forgotten mixtapes. Russia borrowed roughly 148 of these nostalgic ballistic blasts from Pyongyang, which delivered them amidst questionable reliability as about half do a midair disappearing act. Meanwhile, Zelenskyy heaps blame and begs the West for more Patriots, because apparently, diplomacy isn’t in the 2026 fireworks catalog.
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(1 of 3)Nothing says friendship like sending your surprisingly outdated ballistic antiques to blow up children’s homes. Russia and North Korea: buddy cop duo nobody asked for.
North Korea supplying 148 old-school missiles like it’s a blowout clearance sale on bad decisions. Shoot first, verify later.
Russia pulling out the KN-23 after months off like a has-been rapper’s comeback tour nobody bought tickets for.
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 7/31/2026 | Author: Matthew Loh
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