Soldiers of Ukraine's 1st Bureviy Presidential Brigade have successfully destroyed North Korean Type 75 multiple launch rocket system, marking the first confirmed elimination of this specific model in the war. The strike took place just as the launcher was preparing to fire on Ukrainian defensive positions.
The operation was carried out by drone operators using a precision-guided munition dropped from a combat unmanned aerial vehicle. The timing of the strike, during the weapon's pre-launch phase, likely contributed to its complete destruction and possibly prevented a planned enemy barrage.
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This event is notable as it provides the first documented visual evidence of the Type 75 system being used and destroyed in combat. The appearance of North Korean weaponry on the battlefield has previously been suspected but rarely confirmed with such clarity.
The Type 75 system is a relatively obscure North Korean system with limited known operational history outside the Korean Peninsula. Its presence in russian hands points to deepening military cooperation between Moscow and Pyongyang, which has increasingly come under international scrutiny.
Ukraine's ability to identify, track, and eliminate such a system demonstrates both the effectiveness of its drone strike capabilities and its expanding technical intelligence on foreign-supplied weapons used by russia.
This strike adds to a growing list of documented foreign systems employed by russian forces in Ukraine, including Iranian drones and North Korean artillery munitions. Ukraine and Western allies have consistently warned of the global proliferation risks associated with these partnerships.
As Defense Express previously reported, Ukrainian drone operators from the 2nd Battalion of the 14th Separate Regiment of the Unmanned Systems Forces conducted targeted strikes on russian military assets near the border of Zaporizhzhia and Donetsk regions. According to official reports, the attacks were carried out using drone systems operating at an operational-tactical depth.
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