South Korea's intelligence service is conducting a review into suspicions that North Korea has provided Russia with artillery shells and other weaponry made in the 1970s, the country's National Intelligence Service (NIS) said on May 12.
While the number of missiles Pyongyang has given to Moscow remains a tiny percentage of Russia's overall stockpiles, Ukraine and its allies are concerned about the growing ties between the two countries.
Russia has been shipping refined petroleum to North Korea in volumes that may violate the U.N. Security Council's restrictions, U.S. National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby said on May 2, according to Reuters.
EU Trade Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis said earlier in April that the bloc is preparing its 14th round of sanctions against Russia, which should be adopted in spring.
The U.K.'s Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) think tank said the cargo ship the Angara, currently docked at a shipyard in China's eastern Zhejiang province, has been involved in carrying North Korean military cargo to Russia overseas.
I've said repeatedly that no one will ever give up nuclear weapons again after Ukraine - and that salvaging any hope of nuclear proliferation control was one of the many reasons Russia needs to lose this war.
Putin knows this, of course, but obviously doesn't care. Now they (and China) have functionally ended sanctions against North Korea over its nuclear weapons programme, and it strikes me as rather unlikely they'd tolerate a new such regime against any other dictatorial state trying to insure its longevity through nuclear weapons.
South Korea has imposed new sanctions against two Russian organizations, two individuals, and two ships over cooperation with North Korea, the South Korean Foreign Ministry reported on April 2.
The U.S. Pentagon assessed that North Korea continues to supply Russia with weapons, Pentagon spokesperson Sabrina Singh said at a press briefing on April 1.
North Korea has been shaping up as Russia's leading weapons supplier, reportedly providing Moscow with extensive military packages, including ballistic missiles and over 3 million artillery shells.
The #DPRK is accelerating its arms shipments to #Russia, Bloomberg reports.
The #DPRK has sent about three million artillery shells to Russia. In return, Russia is providing food, raw materials, and parts for weapons production.
"Currently, at least 24 ballistic missiles that were most likely produced in North Korea were used during Russian missile attacks on the territory of Ukraine" between Dec. 30, 2023, and Feb. 7, Prosecutor General Andrii Kostin told journalists in Kyiv.
Two of the five missiles Russia launched at Kharkiv early on Feb. 7 were made in North Korea, said Serhii Bolvinov, the head of the investigative department of the Kharkiv Oblast police.
Border deal including aid for #Ukraine could face "death" in #US#Senate, Bloomberg reports.
If the bill is not passed on Wed, it raises the possibility that it will be postponed indefinitely, as the Senate is going on a 2-week recess this week.
Péter Sztáray, State Secretary of the Hungarian Foreign Ministry, has explained why his country has not condemned North Korea’s arms shipments to Russia for the war against Ukraine, as almost all other EU members have done.
Russia used more North Korean missiles to attack Ukraine in the past few days, and U.S. officials believe they are "proving as accurate as Russia's home-built" weapons, the New York Times reported in its Jan. 23 morning briefing.
CAR reports the #DPRK KN-23/KN-24 missile used in #Ukraine had "more than 290 non-domestic electronic components" but this is kinda uninformative without distinguishing between specialist components and stuff anyone with a credit card can buy in thousands quantities from AliExpress https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/0814c6868bbd45a98b15693a31bd0e7f
Ukrainska Pravda has pictures of foreign components from #DPRK KN-23/KN-24 fired at #Ukraine. One pictured is a NXP LPC1759FBD80: A cortex M3 MCU available for a few dollars each in thousand quantities (https://www.nxp.com/part/LPC1759FBD80#/). You are not realistically going to prevent a nation state from obtaining stuff like that
South Korean intelligence: North Korea suspected of supplying Russia with weapons made in 1970s (kyivindependent.com)
South Korea's intelligence service is conducting a review into suspicions that North Korea has provided Russia with artillery shells and other weaponry made in the 1970s, the country's National Intelligence Service (NIS) said on May 12.
Reuters: Half of North Korean missiles fired by Russia blow up in mid-air, Ukraine's top prosecutor says (kyivindependent.com)
While the number of missiles Pyongyang has given to Moscow remains a tiny percentage of Russia's overall stockpiles, Ukraine and its allies are concerned about the growing ties between the two countries.
White House: Russia supplies North Korea with fuel above UN cap (kyivindependent.com)
Russia has been shipping refined petroleum to North Korea in volumes that may violate the U.N. Security Council's restrictions, U.S. National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby said on May 2, according to Reuters.
Debris from North Korean missile found in Kharkiv, say UN sanctions monitors (www.theguardian.com)
Report to United Nations security council says remnants of Hwasong-11 violate arms export embargo on Russian ally
Reuters: Next round of EU sanctions on Russia to target shadow fleet, ships transporting North Korean equipment (kyivindependent.com)
EU Trade Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis said earlier in April that the bloc is preparing its 14th round of sanctions against Russia, which should be adopted in spring.
Reuters: Satellite imagery shows ship likely used to transfer North Korean arms to Russia docked in Chinese port (kyivindependent.com)
The U.K.'s Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) think tank said the cargo ship the Angara, currently docked at a shipyard in China's eastern Zhejiang province, has been involved in carrying North Korean military cargo to Russia overseas.
South Korea sanctions Russian organizations, individuals over cooperation with Pyongyang (kyivindependent.com)
South Korea has imposed new sanctions against two Russian organizations, two individuals, and two ships over cooperation with North Korea, the South Korean Foreign Ministry reported on April 2.
Pentagon: North Korea continues to supply weapons to Russia (kyivindependent.com)
The U.S. Pentagon assessed that North Korea continues to supply Russia with weapons, Pentagon spokesperson Sabrina Singh said at a press briefing on April 1.
US, South Korea launch task force to combat illegal shipment of oil to North Korea (kyivindependent.com)
The two countries also said they were increasingly concerned that Russia has been providing refined oil to North Korea.
US: Russia attacked Ukraine with North Korean missiles at least 10 times (kyivindependent.com)
North Korea has been shaping up as Russia's leading weapons supplier, reportedly providing Moscow with extensive military packages, including ballistic missiles and over 3 million artillery shells.
North Korea sent more than 3m artillery shells to Russia, says Seoul (asia.nikkei.com)
Moscow seen continuing to help with Pyongyang's spy satellite program
Prosecutor General: Russia has used 24 North Korean missiles in Ukraine (kyivindependent.com)
"Currently, at least 24 ballistic missiles that were most likely produced in North Korea were used during Russian missile attacks on the territory of Ukraine" between Dec. 30, 2023, and Feb. 7, Prosecutor General Andrii Kostin told journalists in Kyiv.
Police: Russia fires 2 North Korean missiles at Kharkiv in morning attack (kyivindependent.com)
Two of the five missiles Russia launched at Kharkiv early on Feb. 7 were made in North Korea, said Serhii Bolvinov, the head of the investigative department of the Kharkiv Oblast police.
Hungary supposedly “received no evidence” of North Korea’s arms supply to Russia (www.pravda.com.ua)
Péter Sztáray, State Secretary of the Hungarian Foreign Ministry, has explained why his country has not condemned North Korea’s arms shipments to Russia for the war against Ukraine, as almost all other EU members have done.
NYT: Russia using relatively accurate, recently designed North Korean missiles against Ukraine (kyivindependent.com)
Russia used more North Korean missiles to attack Ukraine in the past few days, and U.S. officials believe they are "proving as accurate as Russia's home-built" weapons, the New York Times reported in its Jan. 23 morning briefing.