The Russian Federation purchases millions of shells and rockets in North Korea - NYT

A few days after receiving the first batch of Iranian drones, US officials said that the Russian Federation had resorted to the purchase of North Korean ammunition and missiles. This speaks of the work of sanctions and export controls, driven by the states and Europe. They significantly limit the places where the Kremlin could buy ammunition for their army.

American intelligence has provided little data from declassified information, so it is unknown how many ammunition will receive the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, in what terms and what weapons. The authors also point out that they failed to check the sales fact independently. At the same time, the United States states that in addition to small -range missiles and artillery ammunition, the Russian Federation plans to buy additional equipment in the DPRK.

It is known that North Korea has large reserves of BC, but its technical condition is unknown. Wide economic sanctions have not yet caused serious damage due to rising energy prices. And the sanctions against Putin's oligarchs did not undermine his regime. However, it is quite different things with the ability of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation to fill its losses. Sanctions have blocked the ability to buy weapons or electronics for its production.

Moscow hoped that China would be ready to supply the Russian army despite export control. However, Beijing did not go to this step and sells the Russian Federation weapons or components. If the SNR began to supply components, they would be under US sanctions that would have dumped entire industries due to closing access to technology. So now the Russian Federation is betting on Iran and North Korea.

Disclosure that Russia is looking for more artillery ammunition is a sign that the problems with Moscow's supply are probably deeper than just high -tech components for modern tanks or high -precision missiles. We will remind, WSJ wrote that North Korea approaches the Russian Federation because of the war in Ukraine. Moscow can help the DPRK with military technologies, and North Korean workers will restore the occupied territories.