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North Korea arsenal contains thousands of artillery systems of the Soviet era, w...

Transponders turned off and made at least 5 flights: as the Russian Federation received ammunition from the DPRK

North Korea arsenal contains thousands of artillery systems of the Soviet era, which can potentially become a key weapon in the war against Ukraine. Russia received ammunition from North Korea for war against Ukraine. The projectile from the DPRK to Russia was transported by the sub -vessels "Angar" and "Maria. On October 16, the New York Times wrote. Journalists published an analysis that Moscow can send weapons from the North Korean port to the ammunition near Ukraine.

The United Kingdoms provided by the Royal Institute in Britain, apparently the cargo ships run between Russia and North Korea and show that the goods were delivered to the Russian ammunition warehouse at about 200 km from the border with Ukraine. The White House was accused of North Korea. More than 1000 containers that were likely to be filled with weapons.

And US officials have stated that supplies violating UN sanctions that prohibit North Korea international trade in weapons and military equipment. Russia and North Korea are denying weapons. Dozens of freight containers were loaded into the Russian port of the Danube and arrived at the ammunition warehouse in Tikhoretsk. Some of the North Korean cargos heading to the Danube were photographed on October 14.

"Two cargo vessels -" Angar "and" Maria " - have made at least five flights between Dunai and Rajin since August, although the analysis noted that both vessels sometimes turned off their transponders, which complicated their tracking. About the same time ammunition composition In Tikhoretsk, he turned from a modest number of pits to store ammunition in more than 100, which were dug as of the end of September, " - writes The New York Times.

North Korea arsenal contains thousands of artillery systems of the Soviet era, according to Rand Corporation in 2020, which can potentially become a key weapon in the war for Moscow's exhaustion with Ukraine. Last year against the Angar ship and its Russian owners "M M and Marin Trans Shipping", sanctions were imposed in connection with the war in Ukraine, namely the ship was accused of delivering weapons to Syria, South Sudan and Iraq many years ago .

Maria belongs to Azia Shipping Holdings based in Cyprus and has a link with a firm in Moscow, which, according to Royal United Services analysts, controls the logistics of the Ministry of Defense of Russia. Last year, the Angar ship and its owners, Russian companies M Leasing and Marine Trans Shippin were sanctioned on suspicion of transporting weapons to Syria, South Sudan and Iraq.