North Korea handed Russia city-destroying rocket systems - Forbes.

North Korea has transferred to Russia M1991 artillery systems capable of launching rockets up to 60 km away. According to Forbes analyst David Ax, Russia plans to use these systems to make up for losses and equip new units, as it has lost about 400 multiple launch rocket systems since its invasion of Ukraine.

According to the head of the Ukrainian Center for Countering Disinformation Andriy Kovalenko, North Korea has handed over 100 artillery systems to Russia, including M1989 self-propelled howitzers and M1991 rocket launchers. The M1989 howitzers fire 170-mm shells weighing 45 kg at a distance of at least 40 km, while the M1991 is considered a new powerful addition to Russia's artillery capabilities.

According to researcher David Ax, the M1991 artillery systems can fire 240-mm rockets weighing 85 kg at a distance of up to 60 km, surpassing almost all of Ukraine's artillery systems, except for American-made high mobility rocket systems.

The launchers are located along the North Korean border with South Korea and can shell the capital Seoul, located 37 miles from the border. Experts from the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington emphasize that the M1991 is a key tool with which North Korea threatens Seoul and South Korea.

There is a possibility that Russia may use these launchers against Ukrainian trenches and in response to artillery fire from Ukrainian howitzers and launchers. In particular, according to Ax, they could damage frontline cities, including Kharkiv, which is just 25 miles from the border between Russia and Ukraine.

Earlier, experts warned of the threat of a global nuclear conflict.