North Korea has shown a new intercontinental ballistic missile capable of hitting targets in the United States. Photo, video

The culmination of the event with the participation of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was the presentation of the Hwasongpo-20 intercontinental ballistic missile, which North Korean propagandists called “the most powerful nuclear strategic weapon.”

Also demonstrated at the parade were medium- and long-range hypersonic missiles, 600 mm multiple launch rocket systems and new types of cruise missiles. North Korean authorities said the weapons were “the embodiment of the independent defense power of the state” and were designed to “protect the sovereignty and future of the nation.”

Bild, citing assessments by military experts, writes that the missile is capable of hitting targets throughout the United States.

In addition, the DPRK leader in his speech praised the so-called “heroism” of the North Korean military, fighting “on foreign fronts for international justice.” According to experts, the DPRK supplied the aggressor country Russia with ammunition and sent more than 10 thousand military personnel to fight in Ukraine on the side of the Russian Federation.

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In 2024, Moscow and Pyongyang signed an agreement providing for mutual military assistance in the event of aggression. According to the Ukrainian side, 12 thousand military personnel arrived from the DPRK to the Russian Federation for the war against Ukraine, and as of the beginning of the year, 3.8 thousand of them were killed or wounded.

The head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, Kirill Budanov, said that during 2025, Pyongyang plans to transfer to Moscow at least 150 KN-23 ballistic missiles, as well as artillery shells, howitzers and MLRS. Reuters Ukrainian intelligence sources said that without With the help of North Korea, Russia would not be able to wage war against Ukraine as actively as it is now.