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Russia Delivers Pantsir Air Defense to North Korea in Violation of UN Sanctions

The Multilateral Sanctions Monitoring Team’s inaugural findings reveal Moscow has supplied advanced air defense and jamming equipment to Pyongyang in exchange for troop deployments and large-scale arms transfers under clear violations of UN resolutions.

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.
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)
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Overview

  • Russia delivered at least one Pantsir mobile surface-to-air missile system and a Pantsir-class combat vehicle to North Korea since November 2024.
  • Pyongyang sent over 11,000 soldiers to Russia in 2024 with an additional 3,000 dispatched early this year for training in drone countermeasures and infantry tactics.
  • North Korean shipments exceeded 20,000 containers of ammunition, including roughly 9 million artillery rounds, more than 100 ballistic missiles and over 200 heavy artillery pieces.
  • Moscow supplied over 1 million barrels of fuel to North Korea between March and October 2024, doubling the United Nations’ annual cap, and facilitated transactions via North Korea–owned bank accounts in South Ossetia.
  • Russia provided technical support and missile performance data to enhance North Korea’s ballistic missile guidance capabilities.