According to a US official, Russia is currently buying millions of rockets and artillery shells from North Korea for use in the conflict in Ukraine.
The purchase shows that there are still acute supply shortages for the Russian military in Ukraine, which is partly because of export restrictions and sanctions.
Russia Resorting Military Weapons From North Korea
The US anticipates that Russia may try to purchase more military hardware from North Korea in the future. The deal was initially covered by The New York Times.
The 1950s Korean War had established ties between the two nations, with North Korea benefiting greatly from the former Soviet Union's financial support of the state. The US and the West are responsible for the war in Ukraine, according to North Korea.
The US recently concluded that Russia now has drones with the ability to carry missiles from Iran, likely for use in the conflict in Ukraine. The news of Moscow purchasing weapons from North Korea supports this conclusion.
The Mohajer-6 and Shahid-series drones-the Shahed-129 and Shahed-191-that Moscow are believed to have legally acquired from Iran and transferred to Russia for use in the Ukraine War. The drones can be used for surveillance and can carry precision-guided bombs.
The High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) and other recently provided long-range precision artillery and rocket systems from the West have been used by the Ukrainian military to great effect. Ukraine has been able to precisely target and strike Russian command centers, logistical hubs, and ammo depots far beyond the front lines thanks to the HIMARS system.
Russia has contacted North Korea to request munitions, according to Defense Department press secretary Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder, who briefed reporters at the Pentagon on Tuesday. Ryder said that Russia's request to North Korea is "indicative of the predicament Russia finds itself in."
According to a recent HNGN report, US authorities think Russia has Iranian drones that can transport weapons and will probably employ them on the Ukrainian battlefield. Representatives of the Biden administration, the Russians allegedly seized the drones early this month from an Iranian airstrip and traveled back to Russia in the middle of August on cargo planes. Late last month, Russian government representatives began training in Iran for the use of Iranian drones.
The Mohajer-6 and Shahed-series drones-the Shahed-129 and Shahed-191-have been legally acquired and returned to Russia, where they will probably be employed in the conflict in Ukraine. Both UAV types can be used for surveillance and to carry precision-guided weapons.
The US thinks that Vladimir Putin intends to purchase hundreds of drones for air-to-surface assaults, and electronic warfare, and to target Ukraine. Russian operators are still receiving drone training in Iran, as per CNN.
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Arms Export Would Violate UN Resolutions
The North would be breaking UN resolutions that prohibit it from importing or exporting weapons to other nations if it shipped weaponry to Russia. It would also violate a UN resolution requiring all members to repatriate all North Korean workers from their territory by the year 2019 if it sent workers to the Russian-occupied territories in Ukraine.
There are rumors that China and Russia are not properly enforcing UN sanctions against North Korea, which would make it more difficult for the US-led initiative to strip North Korea of its nuclear arsenal. North Korea's provocative action comes as the Biden administration grows more concerned about the country's stepped-up pursuit of nuclear weapons.
In defiance of pressure and sanctions from the US, North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un has tested more than 30 ballistic missiles this year, including its first intercontinental ballistic missile flights since 2017.
Throughout the protracted war in Ukraine, the US has regularly downgraded and released intelligence findings to draw attention to Russian preparations for disinformation campaigns or to the challenges Moscow is having carrying out the fight. The less powerful Ukrainian military has resisted the more powerful Russian forces with great force.
Recently, Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin exchanged letters in which they both urged comprehensive and tactical collaboration between the two nations.
For its part, Moscow has released remarks denouncing the resumption of significant military drills this year between the United States and South Korea, which North Korea perceives as a practice for an invasion, Daily Mail reported.
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