According to the Chosun Ilbo, Zelensky said Russia used a North Korean missile to attack Ukraine.

Cross-border weapons transfers and battlefield use are sensitive international matters, where claim and counterclaim often clash, making independent verification important.

Kyiv has repeatedly appealed for support to bolster air defenses; this claim, too, came in a context of stressing that need.

The states involved may take different positions, and Hwagyo Sibo does not report any side's claim as settled fact, distinguishing confirmed facts from assertions as a principle.

A prolonged war heavily burdens humanitarian conditions and international order; we watch the facts carefully and report in balance.