The United States is accusing North Korea of secretly supplying Russia with a significant number of artillery shells for use in the Ukraine war and is trying to hide the shipments, making it appear that the ammunition is being sent to countries in the Middle East or the North. Africa, according to recently declassified intelligence.
US officials believe North Korea’s clandestine shipments — with drones and other weaponry that Russia has acquired from Iran — are further evidence that even Moscow’s conventional artillery arsenals have dwindled during eight months of fighting.
Recent information suggesting shipments are underway comes about two months after the US intelligence community said it believed Russia was buying millions of rockets and artillery shells from North Korea for battlefield use, the report said. CNN and other media at the time.
“In September, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) publicly denied that it intended to supply ammunition to Russia,” National Security Council strategic communications coordinator John Kirby said in a statement to the press. CNN .
“However, our information indicates that the DPRK is secretly supplying Russia’s war in Ukraine with a significant number of artillery shells, while obfuscating the real fate of the arms shipments by trying to make it look like they are being sent to Middle Eastern countries, East or North Africa.”
Authorities did not provide evidence to support the new claims. Declassified intelligence also did not provide details on how many weapons are part of the shipments or how they would be paid for.
But US officials have publicly released the alleged deal as evidence that Russia is struggling to maintain stockpiles of weapons needed to continue prosecuting the conflict.
“We will continue to monitor whether these shipments are received,” Kirby said.
Source: CNN Brasil
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