Newsweek: North Korea sent over 13,000 containers of weapons to Russia
Since mid-2022, North Korea has sent more than 13,000 containers to Russia by sea. The sent containers may contain artillery shells, mobile anti-aircraft missile systems, anti-tank missiles and other military equipment and weapons. In return, it is said that they received energy resources and space technologies from Russia.
North Korea has sent more than 13,000 cargo containers to Russia since mid-2022. Allegedly, they had weapons. Newsweek writes about this based on South Korean intelligence.
North Korea has been supplying arms through its eastern port of Najin for two years after hostilities between Russia and Ukraine began. The sent containers may contain more than six million 152mm artillery shells. Also, the DPRK sent 122 mm artillery shells, mobile anti-aircraft missile systems , anti -tank missiles and other military equipment and weapons, the publication writes.
The number of shipments by sea is nearly double that reported by South Korean intelligence in February 2024. At that time, South Korean Defense Minister Shin Won-sik Pyong - yang said that he had sent about 7,000 sea containers loaded with weapons to Russia.
In an interview with Bloomberg reporters in June, South Korea's defense minister said that the DPRK has supplied weapons to Russia. In return, Russia provided North Korea with energy resources, as well as space technology to build missiles and spy satellites.
After the war with Ukraine, Russia began to actively establish relations with the DPRK. In September 2023, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visited Russia, and in June 2024, Vladimir Putin paid a return visit.
Officially, the governments of the two countries report that mutual economic cooperation was discussed at the meetings and deny the DPRK 's supply of weapons to Russia .
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