35 -year -old shells: DPRK handed over 1.5 million ammunition to Russia - GUR
About it writes the British edition of The Times with reference to the words of the Deputy Chief of the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine (GUR MO) Major General Vadim Skibitsky. At the same time, half of the shells obtained are unsuitable for use. According to the GUR representative, these ammunition for more than half a century. "These shells were made in the 70-80s.
Half of them are incapacitated, and the rest should either be repaired or checked before use," Skibitsky said. He added that the DPRK gets rid of the old, and in exchange in Moscow asks for some technologies. In particular, it is about developing rockets and submarines. "This proves that Russia lacks its own production facilities for rapid and powerful rockets production. If not, why would Russia ask for North Korea?" Saibitsky added.
The publication is also reminiscent of the words of the head of the GUR MO Kiril Budanova, who in February said that Pyongyang is now the largest supplier of weapons for Moscow. Ukraine's chief intelligence officer expressed his belief that without the help of the DPRK the situation for Russia "would be catastrophic. " Recall that in September 2023, the North Korean leader Kim Jong -in spent 5 days in Russia. He met with Vladimir Putin at the Eastern spaceport in Siberia.
He also visited military factories and inspected battle aircraft, missile systems and the Russian fleet on its base in the Far East in Vladivostok. On September 14, The Washington Post wrote that this meeting showed how much the leaders of the two countries were interested in cooperation. Experts also noted that the relations of Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong -in have long been commercial. In particular, the President of the Russian Federation can see in the head of North Korea "Anti -American".