Ukraine Firing North Korean Rockets At Russian Forces

North Korea may be allied with Russia, but the Ukrainian army has started firing North Korean rockets at Putin's forces. It's the latest illustration of how the West's drive to sustain its proxy war against Russia has turned Ukraine's arsenal into a wacky smorgasbord of the world's weapons, transcending both time and geography. 

The North Korean rockets are being fired from Ukraine's Soviet-era Grad multiple-launch rocket system (MLRS) launchers. Their use was first reported by the Financial Times, after Ukrainian troops showed them off to the paper's reporter. The soldiers say the rockets were "seized" from a ship by an unidentified "friendly" country.

Ukrainian soldiers prepare North Korean rockets in Zaporizhzhia (Serhii Mykhalchuk/Global Images Ukraine/Getty Images via Financial Times)A Ukrainian defense official implied the rockets may have instead been captured from the Russians.

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