Overview

• Under a strategic partnership agreement, Russia has transferred a Panzir mobile air-defense system along with electronic warfare and communications-jamming equipment to North Korea.
• North Korea has deployed more than 11,000 soldiers to Russia’s front lines in the Kursk region, with intelligence suggesting an additional 3,000 troops mobilized in February.
• Pyongyang has sent at least 20,000 containers of weaponry to Russia, including about 9 million artillery shells, 100 ballistic missiles and multiple rocket launchers.
• MSMT findings show Russia provided North Korea with missile guidance technology to enhance the accuracy of its ballistic missile program.
• The integration of North Korean forces and heavy munitions into Russia’s Ukraine campaign has enabled Moscow to expand its firepower and target urban infrastructure.