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Monitor: Russia and North Korea Deepen Military Partnership, Breaching UN Sanctions

It documents sustained arms transfers in violation of UN resolutions that bolstered Russia’s Ukraine offensive.

In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) shakes hands with North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un (R) after a signing ceremony following their bilateral talks at Kumsusan state residence in Pyongyang, on June 19, 2024.
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North Korean Public Security Minister Pang Tu Sop, right, meets with Russian Vice Interior Minister Vitaly Shulika at the Mansudae Assembly Hall in Pyongyang, North Korea Wednesday, May 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Jon Chol Jin)
North Korean Public Security Minister Pang Tu Sop, right, meets with Russian Vice Interior Minister Vitaly Shulika at the Mansudae Assembly Hall in Pyongyang, North Korea Wednesday, May 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Jon Chol Jin)

Overview

  • MSMT confirmed Russia shipped a Pantsir mobile air defense system and electronic warfare jammers to North Korea since late 2024.
  • North Korea supplied over 20,000 containers of military materiel to Russia, including about nine million rounds of artillery and rocket ammunition.
  • The report found more than 11,000 North Korean troops were trained by Russian forces and deployed to support operations in Ukraine.
  • Moscow provided technical support and missile performance data to enhance Pyongyang’s missile guidance capabilities.
  • The monitoring team warns that Moscow and Pyongyang intend to expand their military collaboration in defiance of UN resolutions.