North Korean submunition found in drone used to attack Ukraine, report finds

An image of the submunition recovered in Ukraine, following an attack on the city of Kherson in the south of the country. Conflict Armament Research

A North Korean submunition has been found in a drone that was used to attack Ukraine last month, according to a new report , providing further insight into the extent that Pyongyang is helping Russia wage war on its Eastern European neighbor.

The modified submunition – a small part of a larger weapon – was recovered by Ukrainian authorities following an attack on the port city of Kherson in September, the UK-based investigative organization Conflict Armament Research (CAR) said.

It was marked with Korean characters, some of which referenced the Juche calendar, which counts the years after the birth of North Korea’s founding leader, Kim