North Korea steps up support for Russian military power
According to Andrii Chernyak, a representative of the Defense Intelligence Service of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea is supplying Russia with missiles to attack Ukraine.
The Russian military has used about 60 missiles of this type. A representative of the Ukrainian Defense Intelligence Service noted that the North Korean KN-23 missiles are based on obsolete technologies, which impairs their accuracy. Russia also receives a large amount of artillery ammunition from North Korea, which amounts to millions of units.
"We're constantly monitoring the movement of cargoes and containers. We don't exclude that they may contain artillery ammunition produced by North Korea, which is already stored there. This also poses a significant danger to Ukraine," Chernyak added.
The representative of the Ukrainian Defense Intelligence Service also stressed that, despite its military resources, Russia relies on ammunition produced in North Korea.
Earlier this summer, Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un signed a comprehensive strategic partnership agreement. The document provides for mutual support in the event of aggression against either side.
The Pentagon has expressed concern about the possible involvement of North Korean soldiers in the war in Ukraine, calling them potential "cannon fodder".
(MH with AmBar/Source: X/Photo: DPA/ YONHAPNEWS AGENCY )