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North Korea Bolsters Russia’s Ukraine War With 12 Million Shells And Engineer Contingent

Seoul’s Defense Intelligence Agency reports that Pyongyang’s shipments have bolstered Russian munitions stocks ahead of an engineer deployment to the Kursk region

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Overview

  • Seoul’s Defense Intelligence Agency says Pyongyang has delivered over 12 million 152 mm shells in roughly 28,000 containers since October.
  • Pyongyang has deployed around 13,000 combat troops to support Russian operations in Ukraine.
  • About 5,000 military construction workers and 1,000 sappers are set to head to the Kursk region this month.
  • Kim Jong Un reaffirmed that Pyongyang would unconditionally support all Russian measures to resolve the Ukrainian crisis during his meeting with Sergey Lavrov.
  • Ukrainian military intelligence estimates North Korean supplies meet up to 40 percent of Russia’s ammunition needs on the front lines.