1、2025/5/7 12:37Brothers in Arms:Assessing North Koreas Contribution to Russias War in Ukraine|Royal United Services Institutehttps:/www.rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/commentary/brothers-arms-assessing-north-koreas-contribution-russias-war-ukraine1/7COMMENTARYBrothers in Arms:Assessing No
2、rth KoreasContribution to Russias War in UkraineSam Cranny-Evans6 May 20258 Minute ReadNorth Korea has supplied up to 5.8 million artillery rounds to Rusaccording to the Open Source Centre.This is potentially 40%of Ruammunition,showing the extent to which North Koreas illicit acthas extended the war
3、.Analysis conducted by the Open Source Centre(OSC),in conjunction with Reutepublished on 15 April 2025 indicates that as many as 5.2 million rounds of 152 m122 mm ammunition may have been supplied to Russia by North Korea since Au2023.This commentary will assess the extent of this contribution by es
4、timating total artillery expenditure since deliveries began in 2023 and examine how NortKorean deliveries have surged to support Russias own o?ensives.Shell HungerIn August 2023 Ukraines long-awaited counter-o?ensive was under way,Russianwere prepared and waiting behind dense mine?elds,armed with an
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