Russian army in Ukraine possibly resupplied in North Korean-made weapons and ammunition


According to the U.S. State Department, Russia continues to look to North Korea and Iran for weapons to be used in its illegal war against Ukraine, State Department spokesperson Ned Price said on December 7. Ned Price also called North Korea the most serious threat in the Indo-Pacific, partly citing its recent series of ballistic missile launches.
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U.S. State Department spokesperson Ned Price: " Russia continues to look to the DPRK when it comes to other forms of assistance for its illegal war against Ukraine" (Picture source: U.S. State Department)


Byun Duk-kun from Yonhap news agency reports that Ned Price Price added: "We know that Russia's brutal assault against Ukraine has forced Russia to extend its relatively scarce quantities of weaponry, including ballistic missiles. So, the concern remains that Russia may look to other countries, including Iran, to help replenish its stocks of ballistic missiles, just as we continue to be concerned that Russia continues to look to the DPRK when it comes to other forms of assistance for its illegal war against Ukraine," Price added (DPRK stands for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, North Korea's official name). The U.S. earlier said North Korea was in the process of secretly shipping "millions" of artillery shells to Russia by obfuscating the true destination of its shipments.

As reported by Yonhap news agency, John Kirby, National Security Council coordinator for strategic communications, said it was still not clear whether the North Korean shipments have been delivered. "We know that the Russians have continued to express interest in obtaining North Korean artillery".