The South Korean Ministry of Defense estimates that hundreds of thousands of artillery shells may have already been sent to Russia from North Korea, since more than a thousand containers have arrived in the country from Pyongyang.
A South Korean defense ministry official on Monday confirmed reports suggesting that sea containers are being transported from North Korea to Russia, adding that although the information is classified and kept secret, the capacity of these containers corresponds to hundreds of thousands of missiles. .
The revelation came after White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said last Friday that the United States had gathered information suggesting that North Korea has delivered weapons to Russia for use in the war against Ukraine.
According to photos provided by the US as evidence of the arms exchange between Pyongyang and Moscow, a Russian ship loaded containers at the North Korean port of Rajin last month and then moved towards eastern Russia.
However, we must emphasize that such a transfer of weapons, if of course the above reports are true, would constitute a violation of Resolution 1874 of the United Nations Security Council. Based on this resolution, the export of any type of weapon and related materials from North Korea is strictly prohibited.
