North Korea has supplied Russia with about 7,000 weapons containers since July for its military operations in Ukraine, the South Korean Defense Minister announced on Monday.
And submit Pyongyang And Moscow, the two historical allies, are subject to a package of international sanctions: Russia because of its attack in Ukraine and North Korea because of its nuclear weapons tests.
He was the North Korean leader Kim Jong Un He met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in September in the Far East RussiaWashington then announced that Pyongyang had begun supplying weapons to Moscow.
South Korean Defense Minister Shin Won-sik said in a press conference on Monday that “the number of containers coming from the North to Russia has increased by 300, bringing the total number to about 7,000 containers so far,” his ministry told AFP.
This number refers to equipment sent since July, and Shin explained that “with some sea routes now closed, some of it was sent by rail to Russia.”
In mid-October, it was reported Washington That Pyongyang delivered “more than a thousand containers” containing military equipment and ammunition to Russia.
The following month, she was charged flood Pyongyang sent more than a million artillery shells to Russia. In return, Pyongyang appears to have received technical advice from Moscow regarding its project to launch a military reconnaissance satellite.
During his visit to Russia in September, Kim declared that bilateral relations with Russia were his “top priority,” and Pyongyang has become a strong defender of Moscow’s military operation in Ukraine.
American experts and officials pointed out that Russia is interested in purchasing ammunition for use in Ukraine, while Pyongyang seeks to modernize its military equipment dating back to the Soviet era.
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