UN: Russian Federation’s War Having ‘Appalling Impact’ on Ukraine’s Children, North Korea Using Ukraine as Test Site for Nuclear-capable Missiles

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"The scale of humanitarian needs in Ukraine remains vast”, with more than 14.6 million people — about 40 per cent of the country’s current population — requiring some form of humanitarian assistance, she underscored. Four million people — including nearly 1 million children — are still displaced within the country. Highlighting the impact of conflict-related sexual violence, she said: “Underneath the very evident physical repercussions for Ukraine and Ukrainians, there lurks a much less visible but no less damaging impact: signs of a deeply rooted psychological trauma that could affect millions for years to come”.

The UN representative of the Republic of Korea said that, in its illegal war of aggression, the Russian Federation is now also relying on weapons illegally provided by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. Short-range ballistic missiles supplied by Pyongyang hit Ukraine on 30 December, 2 January and 6 January. The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea thus used Ukraine as “a test site of its nuclear-capable missiles”, he said, highlighting the implication of their missiles on global nuclear non-proliferation. Echoing the assessment of some experts that the missiles fired into Ukraine are KN-23, which can deliver nuclear warheads, he said this presents an existential threat for his country.