Russia is buying millions of artillery shells and missiles from North Korea, The New York Times reports, citing declassified US intelligence data.
The purchase of munitions from North Korea shows that global sanctions have severely limited supply chains, so Moscow is forced to go to the rogue state for weapons.
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The US did not provide details on the type of weapons, timing or size of the shipment. At the same time, the official representative of the USA reported the following: in addition to short-range missiles and artillery shells, russia will also probably try to purchase equipment from this country, such a move shows Moscow's desperation.
At the same time, Frederick Kagan, a military expert at the American Enterprise Institute, believes that the fact that russia went to North Korea for buying weapons shows that the country does not seem to be able to produce even the simple equipment necessary for waging war.
"The only reason the Kremlin should buy artillery shells or missiles from North Korea, or anyone else, is that Putin is unwilling or unable to mobilize the Russian economy for war, even at a basic level," Kagan is sure.
Defense Express noted earlier in the article that if Moscow does turn to Pyongyang for "help", it will probably ask, among other things, for ammunition for its artillery systems. In addition, the Kremlin's "wish list" may also include components for armored vehicles and aircraft used by russian army in the war in Ukraine.
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