Ukraine war: Russia buys missiles and artillery shells from North Korea, US intelligence says World News
Russia is buying millions of artillery shells and missiles from North Korea for the war in Ukraine, according to US intelligence.
Officials believe Moscow can buy more North Korea The New York Times reported that future military equipment as the war dragged on, citing US intelligence findings had been downgraded.
A US official told the Associated Press that the Kremlin’s move into isolation demonstrates that “the Russian military continues to suffer from severe supply shortages in Ukraine, in part due to control measures and export sanctions”.
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The New York Times quoted US government officials as saying the sale showed that US-led sanctions had begun to take effect and eased. Russiathe possibility of sustaining the invasion of Ukraine.
It comes after the administration of US President Joe Biden confirmed that the Russian military had delivered Iranian-made drones for use on the battlefield in Syria. Ukraine in August.
Last month, Russia purchased Mohajer-6 and Shahed-series drones in the past few days as part of what the authorities say is likely part of a Russian plan to buy hundreds of UAVs. of Iran for use in Ukraine.
Last month, a US official told Reuters that Russia’s Iranian-made drones had encountered “multiple failures”.
North Korea has sought closer ties with Russia as much of Europe and the West withdrew, blaming the United States for the Ukraine crisis and denouncing the West’s “hegemonic policy” as justification for its actions. Russian military action in Ukraine to protect itself.
Pyongyang has hinted at its interest in sending construction workers to help rebuild Russian-occupied territories in the east of the country.
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North Korea became the only country besides Russia and Syria to recognize the independence of Donetsk and Luhansk in July.
The country’s arms exports to Russia would violate United Nations resolutions that prohibit the country from exporting or importing weapons from other countries.
Sending workers to Russian-administered territories in Ukraine would also violate a United Nations resolution requiring all member states to repatriate North Korean workers from their countries by 2019.
There are suspicions that Russia and China have not fully enforced UN sanctions on North Korea, which has complicated the US-led approach to denuclearization of North Korea. North Korea.
