Modern air defense and technologies: how Putin thanked Kim Jong -in

To spread: Intelligence of Western countries found that Russia has handed over to North Korea at least one machine of the Air Defense system of the class "shell" in the framework of compensation for support in the war against Ukraine. This is stated in the first report of the International Monitoring Group (MSMT), created by 11 states, including the US and South Korea. The group uses the intelligence services, and the report is mainly devoted to Russia's cooperation with North Korea.

According to MSMT, in 2024, North Korea and Russia engaged in many illegal actions directly prohibited by the relevant resolutions of the UN Security Council. Thus, from the DPRK in the Russian Federation was transferred weapons with sea, air and rail, including the supply of artillery, ballistic missiles and combat vehicles for use in the war of Russia against Ukraine.

At the same time, from Russia in the DPRK transferred the air defense systems and taught the North Korean military to work with it. As well as air defense equipment and anti -aircraft missiles and advanced electronic fighting systems. Russia has handed over at least one combat vehicle "shell". The "shell" is a mobile air defense system designed to damage aircraft, winged missiles, high -precision ammunition and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).

"The deployment of the" shell "provides North Korea with a more modernized air defense system compared to its current stock of outdated Russian systems and its domestic systems that have not yet been deployed," the report reads.

In addition, the report stated that in North Korea from Russia supplied petroleum products and maintained banking, which enabled Kim Jong -in to finance their military programs and develop their programs from ballistic missiles, which themselves are prohibited by numerous resolutions of the UN Security Council.

According to the MSMT States Parties, Russia and the DPRK have strengthened their military cooperation since September 2023, when North Korea began to supply Russia's weapons and transfer troops to Russia to direct support for its war against Ukraine. Under the Russian flag, cargo vessels were delivered up to 9 million mixed artillery shells and ammunition for rocket launchers from the DPRK to Russia in 2024. The OSC Center (OSC) estimated that Russian vessels were offset from 4. 2 to 5.

8 million 122 mm and 152 mm caliber shells from August 2023 until March 2025. And the participation of North Korean soldiers in the Russian Federation against Ukraine helped the DPRK army gain the experience of modern war. And both countries intend to continue their strategic cooperation. We will remind, on May 26 the head of the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine Oleg Ivashchenko announced the large -scale supply of weapons from the DPRK to Russia.