North Korea has (or had, at least, dunno what it might have sent to Russia already) a shit-ton of artillery and I would assume artillery shells. Yeah, there are a lot of ways in which they are wildly outclassed by the US, but not in mass of artillery, which is what Russia is presumably after getting from them. Let me go dig up some numbers for tube artillery.
During the Cold War, North Korea built up an oversized army—and artillery corps—as part of its goal of re-invading South Korea. The North Korean People’s Army Artillery Command is responsible for 12,000 pieces of tube artillery and 2,300 pieces of multiple launch rocket artillery over 107-millimeters. The majority of tube artillery are 122-, 130-, 152- and 170-millimeter units, and on the rocket side the majority are 240-millimeter units.
Artillery is particularly useful in Korea. The hilly, forested terrain common on much of the peninsula restricts line of sight, shortening direct fire ranges. Indirect weapons, such as howitzers, rocket launchers and mortars, can be useful for striking targets on the other side of a mountain or in a valley. Moreover, mountainous terrain may also block units from receiving long-range artillery support, making it vital for smaller units to have enough artillery firepower to conduct their own local attacks.
That gives 12k rather than 10k artillery pieces for North Korea, but same general range.
I don't know what North Korean artillery ammunition stores are like, but given that the number of pieces it has is not that far off Russia's, one might assume that the ammunition is not that far off either.
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