North Korea has allegedly suspended the supply of ammunition to Russia, South Korean media

Satellite images show that transportation between the seaports of the two countries has stopped.

The DPRK has allegedly suspended the supply of artillery shells to Russia. This is indicated by satellite monitoring data analyzed by the South Korean publication NK Pro .

Several Russian ships are said to have been making regular flights between North Korean and Russian ports since last fall, carrying containers believed to contain munitions. However, these transportations have not been carried out for three weeks now.

It is about four container ships – “Maya 1”, “Angara”, “Maria” and Lady R. In total, they made at least 32 flights to North Korea: from the port of Rajin (DPRK) to the Russian ports of the Primorsky Krai – in the village of Danube and the village of Skhidniy. From there, the containers were transported by rail to Krasnodar Krai – closer to the borders of Ukraine.

The last such flight was performed on February 12, when “Maya-1” arrived at the port of Rajin. Since then, satellites have not recorded any new flights to this North Korean port. In addition, new containers from the inner regions of the DPRK to this port have stopped arriving by rail. At the same time, the containers already unloaded from Russian ships remain in the Korean port and are not taken inland: obviously, they are empty and are not needed for new deliveries yet.

It is not yet clear why cargo transportation between the Korean port and Russia stopped. The authors of the publication suggest that the reason may be problems with the production of new ammunition in North Korea or logistical problems.

“Also, it cannot be ruled out that the weapons are transferred to Russia by air or rail transport through the common land border of the two countries,” the publication notes.

(C)UNIAN 2024