DPRK says it tested newest Hwasong-19 ICBM on October 31

November 1, 2024 10:20

The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) announced that it had tested its newest Hwasong-19 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) during the latest test launch on October 31, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency reported citing the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), Report informs via TASS.

According to KCNA, the missile climbed to the maximum altitude of 7,687.5 km, covering a distance of over 1,000 km.

The ICBM launch took place at 1:10 a.m. Moscow time on October 31 (10:10 p.m. October 30 GMT), according to South Korean media. The projectile reached an all-time high altitude of over 7,000 km, spending a record 86 minutes in flight, Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani said.

According to the Japanese Defense Ministry’s preliminary estimates, the missile covered a distance of 1,000 km and splashed down around 300 km west of Japan’s Okushiri Island, outside the country’s exclusive economic zone.

On October 31, KCNA reported that the DPRK had held a "very crucial test," firing an ICBM upon instructions from the country’s leader Kim Jong Un.