Bloomberg: North Korea transferred more than a million artillery shells to Russia

North Korea has transferred more than 1 million artillery shells to Russia, told Bloomberg . South Korean parliament member Yoo Sang - bum, who was present at the National Intelligence Service briefing,

Since August, North Korea has made at least ten arms deliveries to Russia. According to the South Korean MP, advisers on the use of ammunition were also sent to Russia.

Bloomberg writes that Pyongyang has one of the world's largest stockpiles of artillery shells and missiles compatible with the Soviet weapons used by Russia to fire at Ukraine. The agency notes that a million shells will be enough for approximately two months of shelling.

In turn, South Korean intelligence suggests that Russia is providing technical assistance to the DPRK to launch a military reconnaissance satellite, which failed to be launched into orbit twice this year.

on arms supplies from North Korea to Russia in mid-October US National Security Council spokesman John Kirby reported , showing satellite images showing the movement of shells.

The American Institute for the Study of War ( ISW) believed that production of its own shells in Russia and increased imports of ammunition from North Korea would likely allow the Russian army to maintain sufficient intensity of artillery fire on the front in 2024, albeit at a relatively lower level compared to 2022 year.

The head of North Korea, Kim Jong-un, left Pyongyang for Russia on September 11 by armored train. The New York Times and Bloomberg wrote that in Vladivostok he could have held negotiations with Vladimir Putin on the topic of arms supplies.