North Korean chief Kim Jong-un (left) shakes arms with Russian President Vladimir Putin at Far Japanese Federal College in Vladivostok, Russia, on April 25, 2019. (Korea Herald DB)
North Korea has despatched greater than 13,000 delivery containers suspected of carrying arms to Russia since mid-2022 amid deepening bilateral army ties, a lawmaker stated Tuesday, citing a army intelligence report.
The North delivered the shipments that would maintain greater than 6 million 152-millimeter artillery shells by its jap port of Najin over the roughly two-year interval, in accordance with a Protection Intelligence Company report submitted to Rep. Kang Dae-sik of the ruling Folks Energy Celebration.
The army has been monitoring indicators of the North transferring arms to Russia because the outbreak of the conflict in Ukraine in February 2022.
“To arrange for a chronic conflict in Ukraine, Russia has moved to formalize North Korea as a provide base for weapons and ammunition,” the company stated.
The newest determine marks a twofold improve since February, when Protection Minister Shin Gained-sik advised reporters the North had despatched about 6,700 containers to Russia.
The company stated South Korea and the US are collectively monitoring the potential of North Korean missiles being despatched to Russia, citing Russian missiles fired in Ukraine which have proven traits of North Korean missiles, in accordance with Kang.
The army suspects the North might have equipped Russia with 122-mm artillery rounds, cellular anti-air missiles and anti-tank missiles, amongst different weapons.
In return for North Korea’s weapons assist, Russia is suspected to be offering technological help in North Korea’s missile and spy satellite tv for pc applications, the company stated, citing North Korean chief Kim Jong-un’s go to to a Russian house port in September the place he held a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin. (Yonhap)
