Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's New Year video message has been met with skepticism by many in the country, after some frames were called out for showing a South Korean missile being launched while Zelensky claimed it was a Ukrainian weapon.

In a more than 20-minute address recorded outdoors, Zelensky, braving freezing temperatures at night, praised Ukraine's success in developing weapons of all types, calling the country's military-industrial base the "argument that will allow us to bring a just peace with Russia."

"Once again, Ukraine is producing its own missiles, and for the first time, a million drones a year — forcing the enemy to learn Ukrainian, making their knees shake when they hear the names 'Neptun,' 'Sapsan,'" Zelensky said. "These are our missiles, ours, Ukrainian."

The problem, however, arose when Zelensky mentioned Sapsan during the speech and footage of a missile launch appeared on screen.

Several media outlets, including the "Korea Defense Blog," soon noted that the footage shown in the Ukrainian president's video was identical to that of a launch of a South Korean-developed Hyunmoo-2A ballistic missile in 2017.

The footage shown in the Ukrainian president's video was identical to that of a launch of a South Korean-developed Hyunmoo-2A ballistic missile in 2017.

As a result, some Russian media outlets and military bloggers openly accused Zelensky of "lying" about the missile.

The reason for the focus on the Sapsan is its range. According to open sources, the 18-year-old Ukrainian ballistic missile was originally designed to have a maximum range of 500 kilometers.

By comparison, the American ATACMS missiles that Ukraine has been waiting for years to receive have a range of only 300 kilometers. For reference, Russia's Kursk Oblast, which was liberated by Ukrainian troops last year, is approximately 400 kilometers from the Russian capital, Moscow.

The design of the Sapsan launcher is very similar to the South Korean Hyunmoo-2A launcher, although the missiles themselves are different in appearance.

The design of the Sapsan launcher is very similar to the South Korean Hyunmoo-2A launcher.

The Ukrainian military first showcased a model of the Sapsan missile system during the 2018 Independence Day parade. Since then, there have been no updates on the progress of its development. The Sapsan system also appears to have another name, Hrim. Additionally, a separate export version, Hrim-2, is being developed, with its range limited to 300 kilometers to comply with the Missile Technology Control Regime.

Over the past several months, the Ukrainian authorities have repeatedly claimed progress in the development and production of various types of missiles, most likely referring to the Hrim-2 system.

For example, in August, the Ukrainian military announced the "successful testing of Ukraine's first domestic ballistic missile." Then, in October, the head of the Ukrainian delegation to NATO, Yehor Chernyavsky, claimed that there will soon be "concrete results" in the development of Ukraine's own domestic ballistic missile.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky also mentioned the Hrim-2 during his November 9 address, claiming that "the production of the first batch of 100 missiles has been completed." Although Zelensky did not specify the type of missile, his mention of the ability to "strike deep into Russia" led many to conclude that he was referring to the Hrim-2.