The DPRK supplies the Russian Federation half of the shells that it uses in the war in Ukraine - the Times

Journalists explained that, despite the fact that many shells are considered defective, it was their number allowed Russia to capture the coal. According to Western intelligence, the half of the shells used by Russia in the war against Ukraine - about three million a year - supplies North Korea. About it writes the edition of The Times with reference to its own sources.

"President Putin visited Pyongyang early this year to sign the Defense Agreement with Kim Jong -in, and the Kremlin became dependent on a closed authoritarian state to preserve his successes in eastern Ukraine," the material reads. Journalists explained that, despite the fact that many shells are considered defective, it was their number allowed Russia to achieve stable success, having recently captured the Eastern Ukrainian City of Coal.

The interlocutor of the publication also noted that Russia will suffer great losses in Ukraine - 1,200 soldiers a day, of which 480 - only in battles for the city of Pokrovsk of Donetsk region. According to Western intelligence, the Russian Federation is not currently able to capture Pokrovsk at the same time and push Ukrainian forces from the Kursk region without mass mobilization, but the Russian authorities are not currently going to this step.