North Korea is expanding a weapons plant that manufactures missiles used by Russia against Ukraine, according to new research from a US-based think tank.

Ukraine is contending with a wave of Russian missile attacks. CNN reports that one-third of these strikes involve North Korean missiles featuring Western components. According to CNN, one-third of these attacks are based on KN-23 missiles,

Russia has ramped up its use of North Korean ballistic missiles in strikes against Ukraine, with approximately a third of its 2024 attacks involving these weapons, according to Ukrainian military officials and public records analyzed by CNN.