North Korea is now supplying as much as 40% of the ammunition used by Russian forces in Ukraine, Ukrainian military intelligence chief Kyrylo Budanov said in an interview with Bloomberg. Budanov added that Pyongyang has also shipped ballistic missiles and artillery systems to Moscow, significantly expanding military support that began with deliveries of artillery shells last year. In exchange for the munitions and weapons, Russia is providing North Korea with funding and unspecified technology, according to Budanov. The intelligence assessment underscores the deepening defense partnership between the two sanctioned states and signals a growing challenge to international efforts to limit North Korea’s arms trade.
🇺🇦🇰🇵 UKRAINE INTEL CHIEF: 40% OF RUSSIA’S AMMO IS NOW NORTH KOREAN North Korea’s shipping millions of artillery shells. Ballistic missiles, rocket systems... all flowing into Putin’s war machine. 60% of Ukraine’s intel unit losses in recent months? North Korean weapons. https://t.co/5TupfO8qIZ https://t.co/cmxNujKZxw
"North Korea is now supplying as much as 40% of Russia’s ammunition for the war in Ukraine as the partnership between Pyongyang and Moscow deepens, according to the head of Ukrainian military intelligence. Kim Jong Un’s regime is also sending other weapons to Russia, including https://t.co/PxAoRf5g7M
Chief of Ukraine's Defence Intelligence Kyrylo Budanov gave an interview to Bloomberg journalists Daryna Krasnolutska @DarynaKrasno and Olesia Safronova. Main points: 🔹 North Korea is supplying as much as 40% of Russia's ammunition for the war in Ukraine, as well as other https://t.co/SDE1j0d7eX