DPRK has not reduced, but rather increased its supply of shells to Russia - Bloomberg
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North Korea has increased its ammunition shipments to Russia, contrary to reports of a decrease, as evidenced by satellite images tracking the movement of containers.
North Korea has not reduced, but increased, supplies of ammunition after the US and South Korean intelligence services reported that the DPRK had begun supplying weapons to Russia. This is evidenced by satellite images that record the circulation of containers between the Korean port of Rajin and the village of Dunay, Primorsky Krai, Bloomberg reports, UNN reports.
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Earlier, the White House reported that between August to October, the DPRK sent approximately 1 million shells to Russia by ship. In addition, on November 1, the National Intelligence Service of South Korea informed parliamentarians that ten flights had delivered more than more than 1 million shells.
In about a month and a half, I don't see that the pace of supply slowing down, so given what we know, it's another half a million more shells
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The DPRK has one of the largest stockpiles of of ammunition in the world; it is designed for Soviet-style weapons that are actively used by the Russian armed forces, primarily 152-mm shells.
Ship traffic between Rajin and the village of Dunay seems to have even increased since October, according to an analysis of satellite images by the Vienna-based organization Open Nuclear Network. According to its analyst Javo Schin, "round-trip flights continue with no less intensity, despite additional US sanctions and active coverage of this the topic in the last few months".
One of the ships that regularly delivers cargo from Russia to the DPRK and loading containers in Rajin is the container ship "Angara". In particular, it was in the Korean port on December 9, according to satellite images. From there, it is only 180 kilometers to the village of Danube.
"Angara is owned by a Moscow-based company "M-Leasing, against which the United States, Britain, and Ukraine imposed sanctions for "transportation of weapons and military equipment in favor of the Russian government."
From the Danube, containers are delivered by rail to Tikhoretsk in the Tikhoretsk in the Krasnodar Territory, a fact confirmed by American officials.
Tikhoretsk is located approximately 200 km from the eastern shore of the the eastern shore of the Sea of Azov. Cargoes can be delivered from the port via Rostov-on-Don to the Donetsk region, and through Krasnodar and the Kerch Strait - to Crimea and further to the occupied southern regions of Ukraine.
