Operators of Ukraine’s Raid 413th Battalion of the Unmanned System Forces (UNF) have successfully disabled another North Korean M-1978 Koksan self-propelled gun (SPG) in Donetsk region. This marks the fifth such system neutralized by the UNF units in the past month.
With over 25,000 russian artillery systems destroyed since the start of the full-scale invasion, Ukrainian forces continue to erode the enemy’s firepower. Due to mounting shortages of barrel artillery, russia has increasingly relied on North Korean-supplied Koksan SPGs to sustain long-range attacks.
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As Defense Express previously reported, the Koksan M1978 is the longest-range tube artillery system in North Korean arsenal, boasting a 170 mm gun with a firing range of up to 60 km. Originally developed to target Seoul from across the demilitarized zone, russia is now deploying these systems in Ukraine in an effort to offset its artillery losses.
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