Russia buys weapons from North Korea, US "intelligence" says

As the war in Ukraine nears the 200-day mark, Russia is turning to the global pariah state of North Korea to buy Soviet-era weapons, according to a recently declassified US intelligence report.

Moscow is preparing to buy “millions of rockets and artillery shells” from Pyongyang, a US official told the Washington Post on Tuesday, speaking on condition of anonymity about the declassified intelligence, which was released. first reported by the New York Times.

The Russian Defense Ministry’s decision indicates that “the Russian military continues to suffer from severe supply shortages in Ukraine, partly due to export controls and sanctions,” the official said. “We anticipate that Russia may try to purchase additional North Korean military equipment in the future.”