DPRK hands over 350,000 shells to Russia

North Korea has delivered 350,000 artillery shells to Russia for the war against Ukraine.

Col. Ants Kiviselg, head of the Estonian Defense Forces (EDF) Intelligence Center, reported on this.

According to him, Russia has four million artillery shells, enough for a year of low-intensity war.

“If we have seen so far that Russia fires about 10,000 shells in one day, then the amount of ammunition that North Korea has sent should be enough for a month and a half,” says Ants Kiviselg.

According to the Estonian military, the main areas of focus for Russian troops in Ukraine are now two sections of the frontline, namely Avdiivka-Marinka and Kupiansk-Lyman.

While 20-40 attacks a day were recorded there in the summer, now, on average, 76 attacks per day are taking place in the areas.

Russia calls these actions active defense, however the Estonian military believes that these are just nice words, and that they are actually preparing a new offensive.

The head of Estonian intelligence notes that the invaders will once again start attacking Ukraine’s energy infrastructure.

“It seems to us that the Russian Federation has already finished preparing these strikes. This can be expected in the coming weeks or a month,” Kiviselg emphasized.

According to Ukraine Weapons Tracker analysts, the Russian military received 122-mm and 152-mm artillery shells.

These shells are compatible with Soviet-era artillery systems.

As previously reported, John Kirby, U.S. Coordinator for Strategic Communications at the National Security Council in the White House has recently reported that North Korea supplied Russia with over 1,000 containers of military equipment and ammunition for further use in the war against Ukraine.