Fighters and armored vehicles: which the Russian Federation could exchange ballistic missiles of the DPRK

It is known that Pyongyang could give Moscow several dozen ballistic missiles. It is not known whether it is planned to increase the supply of this type of weapon in the future. US officials believe that, having received ballistic missiles from the DPRK, it can hand over various military equipment, including fighter jets, land-air missiles, armored vehicles, ballistic missiles and other advanced technologies.

On January 4, the Washington Post writes, citing two US officials who have insides from US intelligence and wished to remain unknown. The use of North Korean ballistic missiles, one of the officials, points to more close cooperation between Russia and the DPRK and growing support by Kim Jong -in Moscow's military efforts.

At the same time, it testifies to the shortcomings in the Russian military arsenal and the desire of President of the Russian Federation Putin to compensate them at the expense of the same ways-by-the-agricultural countries as Russia itself. "Russia is becoming more and more isolated on the world stage and is forced to look for military equipment with like-minded states," said the American official, who partially explained the limited capacity of Russia with the sanctions imposed by Washington.

In addition, according to the insider, the available information indicates that Pyongyang still provided the Russian Federation with launchers and several dozen rockets themselves. He also became known, as a second official said that the North Korean shells, previously transferred, and were ballistic missiles of small range, which the Russian invaders issued in late December - early January.

This means that the US officials stated that Russia's military efforts are supported by weapons imports, in particular from North Korea, whose volumes are unclear in the future. Just as the volumes of missiles and shells have already been unclear.

"The mobilized defense-industrial production of Russia now produces much more missiles a month than it was before the war, but it is still not enough compared to its needs and cannot replace the reserves of rockets spent in the last two years," Michael Kafman said, the military said Carnegie Foundation Analyst for International Peace.

Last November, South Korea accused the DPRK of supplying several types of missiles to Russia, including anti -tank, portable anti -aircraft and ballistic, as well as rifles, missile installations, mortars and shells. Earlier, the Wall Street Journal newspaper reported that Russia had begun to receive supplies of North Korean ballistic missiles a few weeks ago.