I have been reading articles about how Russia has been reduced to buying artillery ammunition and rockets from N. Korea . . and drones from Iran.
And yahoo news wants me to believe this headline :
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Russia on track to build artillery shell stockpile triple the size of the US's and Europe's combined: top US general
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Now if Russia has the means to build such an artillery stockpile . . . then why must they buy ammo from N. Korea?
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Feb 28, 2024
North Korea's munitions factories are "operating at full capacity" to produce weapons and shells for Russia, according to South Korea's defense minister, as Moscow's devastating war
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Oct 5, 2024
North Korea has become a reliable source of ammunition to the russian invasion forces in Ukraine: as of today, half of the artillery rounds russians use on the battlefield — about 3,000,000 a year — are supplied by North Korea, The Times reports citing sources in Western intelligence.
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Let us not forget that Russia has also been reduced to 'hiring' N. Korean soldiers to fight in Ukraine.
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Mar 27, 2025
North Korea has deployed an additional 3,000 troops to Russia this year and continues to supply missiles, artillery and ammunition to support the Kremlin's war against Ukraine, South Korea's
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Zim.

Mad Poet Strikes Again.