Russia is buying millions of rockets and artillery shells from North Korea to aid its war in Ukraine, according to recently downgraded U.S. intelligence.
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This purchase indicates that the Russian military continues to suffer from severe supply shortages in Ukraine, due in part to export controls and sanctions," the U.S. official said.The official added that the U.S. expects Russia to continue trying to purchase "additional North Korean military equipment going forward." The findings were firstof the U.S. — namely China and Iran — since its invasion of Ukraine.
North Korea has expressed willingness to dispatch teams of laborers to help rebuild parts of eastern Ukraine held by Russia,Both the export of weapons and the sending of construction workers could see North Korea run afoul of UN resolutions, per AP.
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