11 August 2026
Vladimir Putin’s heavy reliance on defective North Korean artillery shells and ballistic missiles is backfiring dramatically across the front line. Over half of Pyongyang’s outdated, cosmoline-covered munitions fail, veer off target, or detonate directly inside Russian gun breaches. This destroys entire artillery crews and cripples Moscow’s volume of fire when support is needed most.
Former Navy SEAL Chuck Pfarrer and analyst Jason Jay Smart detail how 14,000 North Korean troops deployed in Kursk suffered over 50% casualties due to relentless Ukrainian drone strikes and poor integration. Meanwhile, Ukrainian strikes continuously bypass Russian air defenses, targeting vital fuel depots, exposed logistics, and military infrastructure to destabilize the invasion force.
With daily Russian combat casualties severely outpacing recruitment, Putin faces structural exhaustion, fake battle reports from panicking frontline commanders, and mounting economic strain. Moscow’s growing dependence on unreliable North Korean supplies and cannon fodder highlights a deepening collapse inside the Kremlin’s entire war machine.
All this means is putler is using them as a weapon of terror. He doesn’t care what they hit, as long as they hit something.