Russia was forced to buy ammunition from North Korea due to sanctions imposed by the US and the EU
Russia has reportedly started purchasing artillery rounds from North Korea, according to a New York Times report based on US intelligence reports.
According to freshly declassified intelligence data, US officials confirmed the New York Times claim that Russia may continue to purchase military hardware from North Korea.
The US official who confirmed the allegation stated, “The Russian Defense Ministry is in the midst of purchasing millions of missiles and artillery shells from North Korea for deployment on the front lines in Ukraine.” The person claimed that Russia was running low on ammunition in the conflict and suggested that it might keep buying supplies from North Korea.
According to US officials who spoke to the New York Times, sanctions put in place by the US and the EU have driven Russia to purchase weaponry from North Korea, indicating that it is getting harder for Russia to maintain its occupation of Ukraine.
Ukraine started a counteroffensive in Kherson and a few other areas that Russia had taken control of at the start of the conflict a few weeks ago. Ukrainian forces attacked Russian munitions and artillery stockpiles in advance of these offensives.
Russia had already started looking at purchasing weapons from Iran before North Korea. US officials claimed to have knowledge that Russia was purchasing Iranian-manufactured drones for use in the conflict in Ukraine in July, and last month they claimed that Russian drones made in Iran had “several”
