US accuses North Korea of secret ammunition shipments to Russia

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5. What "secret" shipments. It was announced in September

Russia is buying 'millions of rockets and artillery' from North Korea for its Ukraine invasion: US

With few trade partners and an empty armory, the Kremlin is being forced to turn to North Korea to stock up on vital supplies to fuel its ongoing war in Ukraine, according to a recently declassified U.S. intelligence report.

A U.S. official told ABC News that Russia's Ministry of Defense was "in the process" of buying "millions of rockets and artillery shells" from the so-called Hermit Kingdom and that the purchases were an indication Moscow's military "continues to suffer from severe supply shortages in Ukraine, due in part to export controls and sanctions."

The official added that the intelligence community assessed it would likely become part of a pattern, with Russia seeking "to purchase additional North Korean military equipment going forward." (Neither country has yet responded to the report.)

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/russia-buying-millions-rockets-artillery-north-korea-ukraine/story?id=89410990