The Russian Federation stores up to 5 thousand howits of D-30 and "Carnation": whether they will appear on the front with projectiles with the DPRK

Against the background of information about the supply of North Korean ammunition in the Russian Federation, the question of the number of artillery systems in the Russian army, which could be used, raised. According to the reports contained in The Military Balance 2023, another 2,500 howts D-30, 2,000 CU2C1 "Carnation" and about 2,000 towed howls M-30 can be armed.

At the beginning of 2023, the same directory reported the presence in the airborne parts of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation of only 130 units of 2C1 "carnation" and 140 howitzers D-30. During the same period, the Russians began to use D-30 as a means of fire support for their assault groups. This practice continues to apply today. But despite a significant stock of 122 mm artillery systems, they cannot be quickly put into battle.

It is obvious that the Russian army is experiencing problems that lie in the number of appropriate ammunition. According to the Frontelligence Insight OSINT communities, the Russian army can receive more than 0. 5 million ammunition units from the DPRK. Of these, 70% account for 152 mm shells, which is approximately 386,400 shells, 20%-122 mm shells, which is approximately 211,000 shells, and the remaining 10%-for other types of ammunition.

In this regard, the Bulgarian Militation observers note that the real speed of deployment of some types of artillery systems in the Russian army is affected not only by the capacity of their combat equipment, but also by the presence of ammunition. "In view of the current situation, Russia probably invited more than 200,000 units of 122 mm of shells to North Korea.

This was done to accelerate the process of putting into effect artillery systems of the same caliber and ensure more efficient fire support for their shock units, " - experts emphasized. Earlier it was reported that according to the intelligence of the Republic of Korea, information about the delivery of more than one million shells from the DPRK to Russia can be an element of propaganda. The fact that the North Korea military-industrial complex may be questionable than in the United States.