US accuses North Korea of secret ammunition shipments to Russia

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3. "That is miserable artillery performance. The Russians may experience the same thing"

During North Korea’s artillery bombardment of South Korea’s front-line Yeonpyeong Island in 2010, only 80 of the 300-400 weapons North Korea should have fired likely hit their target. About half of the North Korean shells launched ended up falling into waters before reaching the island.

“That is miserable artillery performance. The Russians may experience the same thing, which will not make them very happy,” says Bruce Bennett, a senior security expert at the California-based think tank Rand.

Observers doubt the usefulness of North Korean ammunition for the Russian campaign in Ukraine, which they say has depleted the military. There have been photos of barrel-busted Russian guns on social media.




(sourced from DefenseNews)