Missile event in Ukraine on Sat 29th August 2026

❗️Russia has deployed North Korean-made Kn-23 ballistic missile launchers to Kursk Oblast in the last few days, and for the first time, used them in an attack on Dnipropetrovsk Oblast around 1.5 hours ago. 

For nearly 3 years, the Kn-23 was only ever launched from near Liski, Voronezh Oblast. However, today launches were observed from a new position, approximately west of Shchigry in Kursk Oblast. This is likely because Russia now has much larger quantities of Kn-23 ballistic missiles, and doesn't want to concentrate them all in one area. This also makes it more difficult for Ukraine to predict whether an Iskander-M or a Kn-23 is launched. 

3-4 missiles were used in this attack, impacting an unknown target northwest of Kamianske, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. Explosions could be heard from Kamianske, indicating the impacts were fairly close to the city, likely in the area of Shulhivka.