Ukrainian forces destroyed a North Korean Type 75 multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) used by Russian troops in the Pokrovsk sector (Donetsk region).
The MLRS was detected and eliminated by drones from the Height Predators unit of the 59th Separate Assault Brigade.
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“The occupiers thought they could surprise us with their new toy, but we’ve dealt with such things before,” the caption to the released via Telegram video reads.
Kyiv Post was unable to verify the exact time and location of footage.
Russian troops had attempted to conceal the launcher in a trench, covering it with boards and branches.
The 107-mm Type 75 system, supplied to Russia by North Korea, is a copy of the Chinese Type 63 MLRS and can fire high-explosive fragmentation and cluster munitions up to a range of 8.6 kilometers (5.3 miles).
According to Militarnyi outlet, Russian forces are also mounting the launchers on vehicles to improve mobility and deployment speed.
North Korea is preparing to send another contingent of troops and military equipment to Russia to support its war against Ukraine, Ukraine’s military intelligence (HUR) chief Lt. Gen. Kyrylo Budanov said in an interview with The Japan Times in mid-August.
According to Budanov, Pyongyang plans to deploy around 6,000 military engineering personnel to Russia’s Kursk region in the coming months, officially for demining and reconstruction work.
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In addition to personnel, North Korea is expected to deliver between 50 and 100 pieces of military equipment, including M2010 (Cheonma-D) main battle tanks and BTR-80 armored personnel carriers.
Budanov said that North Korea currently supplies about 40% of the Russian army’s demand for 122mm and 152mm ammunition, which is being produced “around the clock.”
Moscow has also received hundreds of artillery systems, multiple launch rocket systems, and missiles from Pyongyang.
Budanov added that long-range 170mm M1989 self-propelled guns and other North Korean weapons are creating serious challenges for Ukrainian troops and contributing to the prolonging of the war.
He also recalled that North Korea had already deployed troops to Russia last autumn. Intelligence estimates suggest at least 10,000 North Korean soldiers were sent to the front lines, where they took part in combat against Ukraine.
A report by the Multilateral Sanctions Monitoring Group (MSMT), created by 11 UN member states and published in late May, stated that North Korea may have transferred up to 9 million artillery shells and at least 100 missiles to Russia over the past 18 months.
According to the report, Russian-flagged cargo ships delivered the ammunition from the DPRK to Russia’s Far East ports, from where it was transported by rail to depots in southwestern Russia for use against Ukraine.
Between August 2023 and March 2025, Russia received an estimated 4.2 to 5.8 million rounds of 122mm and 152mm ammunition, along with 20,000 containers of weapons and materials, including D-20, D-30, M-30, M-46, and D-74 howitzers and cannons.
In 2024 alone, North Korea reportedly supplied at least 100 ballistic missiles, which Russia launched at Ukrainian cities, including Kyiv and Zaporizhzhia, targeting civilian infrastructure.
The DPRK also transferred components for three brigade sets of heavy artillery, including:
170mm long-range self-propelled guns 240mm multiple launch rocket systems Over 200 vehicles, including reloading vehicles, and other equipment
Additionally, North Korea provided Russia with Bulsae-4 anti-tank missiles and rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs), according to Ukraine’s HUR, which examined recovered weapons from the battlefield.