{"id":3176,"date":"2023-10-22T16:20:27","date_gmt":"2023-10-22T20:20:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/defense-expert-casts-doubt-on-potential-impact-of-purported-north-korean-arms-support-for-russia\/22\/10\/2023\/"},"modified":"2023-10-22T16:20:27","modified_gmt":"2023-10-22T20:20:27","slug":"defense-expert-casts-doubt-on-potential-impact-of-purported-north-korean-arms-support-for-russia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/defense-expert-casts-doubt-on-potential-impact-of-purported-north-korean-arms-support-for-russia\/22\/10\/2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Defense expert casts doubt on potential impact of purported North Korean arms support for Russia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-lightbox noheight\" data-lightbox-src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/XxnZtWkB7CT.Qvmwv0EcKg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTI0MDA-\/https:\/\/static.nv.ua\/shared\/system\/Article\/posters\/002\/763\/994\/original\/df71896f8740317b1f3256e6ad0ec514.jpg?q=85&amp;stamp=20231022184152&amp;w=900\"><span class=\"caas-img-wrapper\"><button class=\"link caas-lightbox\" aria-label=\"View larger image\" data-ylk=\"sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;elm:expand;itc:1\"><span class=\"openArrows icon\"><svg width=\"22\" height=\"22\" viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\"><path d=\"M12.372 0.92C12.372 0.414 12.782 0.004 13.287 0.004L21 0L20.996 7.712C20.996 8.217 20.586 8.628 20.08 8.628C19.574 8.628 19.164 8.217 19.164 7.712V3.183L12.337 10.011L10.988 8.663L17.816 1.835H13.287C12.782 1.835 12.372 1.425 12.372 0.92ZM1.835 17.816L8.663 10.988L10.012 12.337L3.183 19.164H7.712C8.218 19.164 8.627 19.574 8.627 20.08C8.627 20.586 8.218 20.995 7.712 20.995L0 21L0.004 13.287C0.004 12.782 0.414 12.372 0.92 12.372C1.425 12.372 1.835 12.782 1.835 13.287V17.816Z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse collapsed\">After <button class=\"caas-xray-inline caas-xray-entity caas-xray-pill\" data-ylk=\"cid:Vladimir_Putin;pos:1;elmt:wiki;sec:pill-inline-entity;elm:pill-inline-text;itc:1;cat:OfficeHolder;\" data-entity-id=\"Vladimir_Putin\">Putin<\/button>&#8216;s meeting with <button class=\"caas-xray-inline caas-xray-entity caas-xray-pill\" data-ylk=\"cid:Kim_Jong_Un;pos:2;elmt:wiki;sec:pill-inline-entity;elm:pill-inline-text;itc:1;cat:Politician;\" data-entity-id=\"Kim_Jong_Un\">Kim Jong Un<\/button>, the DPRK increased the volume of cargo transportation to Russia<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Intelligence reports say North Korea has intensified arms supplies to Russia, both by sea and by rail, but it is difficult to judge the quality of these weapons, former Ukrainian Defense Minister Andriy Zahorodnyuk has said on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tltdgLpvPAw&amp;ab_channel=RadioNV\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Radio NV;elm:context_link;itc:0\" class=\"link \">Radio NV<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to Radio NV on Oct. 19, Zahorodnyuk, now the Chairman of the Board of the Center for Defense Strategies, said no one has real data on the state of North Korea&#8217;s weapons and military equipment, as it is an extremely closed country.<\/p>\n<p><b>Read also:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/english.nv.ua\/nation\/south-korea-assesses-potential-future-north-korea-attacks-inspired-by-hamas-tactics-50361347.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:North Korea may have cooperated with Hamas, could use tactics to attack South Korea, Seoul says;elm:context_link;itc:0\" class=\"link \"> North Korea may have cooperated with Hamas, could use tactics to attack South Korea, Seoul says <\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We know that they have a large amount of weapons and military equipment from the Soviet era, and they transferred this to China in the Soviet Union era,&#8221; Zahorodnyuk said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe understand that they have a large amount of ammunition, which was stored in warehouses. So technically, they have stuff to send to Russia. But the question is: what is its condition and to what extent have they actually agreed? We don&#8217;t know.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b>Read also:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/english.nv.ua\/nation\/north-korea-may-be-supplying-weapons-for-russia-s-war-via-ships-new-satellite-images-show-50361070.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:New satellite images suggest North Korea is regularly supplying arms to Russia by sea;elm:context_link;itc:0\" class=\"link \"> New satellite images suggest North Korea is regularly supplying arms to Russia by sea <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Asked how much these supplies could affect Russia&#8217;s ability to fight in Ukraine, the former minister replied: &#8220;I don&#8217;t think it will have a dramatic impact.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.nv.ua\/nation\/north-korea-delivers-over-1-000-containers-of-equipment-and-ammunition-to-russia-news-50360600.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:On Oct. 13, the White House said that North Korea had transported up to 1,000 containers of &quot;military equipment and munitions to Russia in recent weeks.&quot;;elm:context_link;itc:0\" class=\"link \">On Oct. 13, the White House said that North Korea had transported up to 1,000 containers of &#8220;military equipment and munitions to Russia in recent weeks.&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>U.S. analysts wrote that after Russian dictator Vladimir Putin met with his North Korean counterpart Kim Jong Un <a href=\"https:\/\/english.nv.ua\/nation\/north-korea-began-supplying-russia-with-ammunition-weeks-ago-ukraine-war-news-50353343.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:on Sept. 13;elm:context_link;itc:0\" class=\"link \">on Sept. 13<\/a>, Pyongyang sharply increased its cargo transportation to Russia.<\/p>\n<p>The media reported that North Korea was handing over artillery shells and Katyusha rockets to Moscow.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.nv.ua\/nation\/peskov-says-no-evidence-north-korea-sending-weapons-to-moscow-50361333.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:On Oct. 17, Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that &quot;there is no evidence&quot; of arms shipments from North Korea to Russia.;elm:context_link;itc:0\" class=\"link \">On Oct. 17, Putin&#8217;s spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that &#8220;there is no evidence&#8221; of arms shipments from North Korea to Russia.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In fact, widely published satellite imagery provides evidence of extensive shipments of North Korean cargoes, probably weapons, to Russia in recent weeks, according to military experts and analysts.<\/p>\n<p><b> <i>We\u2019re bringing the voice of Ukraine to the world. <a href=\"https:\/\/english.nv.ua\/donate\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Support;elm:context_link;itc:0\" class=\"link \">Support<\/a> us with a one-time donation, or become a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/nvua\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Patron;elm:context_link;itc:0\" class=\"link \">Patron<\/a>! <\/i> <\/b><\/p>\n<p>Read the original article on <a href=\"https:\/\/english.nv.ua\/nation\/former-ukrainian-defense-minister-doubts-significance-of-reported-north-korean-arms-aid-to-russia-50362503.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The New Voice of Ukraine;elm:context_link;itc:0\" class=\"link \"> The New Voice of Ukraine<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/defense-expert-casts-doubt-potential-184700209.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After Putin&lsquo;s meeting with Kim Jong Un, the DPRK increased the volume of cargo transportation to Russia Intelligence reports say North Korea<br \/><button class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/defense-expert-casts-doubt-on-potential-impact-of-purported-north-korean-arms-support-for-russia\/22\/10\/2023\/\">Read More &rsaquo;<\/a><\/button><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/7xx70gIkhNYUfpUVZq0FJg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI-\/https:\/\/static.nv.ua\/shared\/system\/Article\/posters\/002\/763\/994\/original\/df71896f8740317b1f3256e6ad0ec514.jpg?q=85&amp;stamp=20231022184152&amp;w=900","fifu_image_alt":"Defense expert casts doubt on potential impact of purported North Korean arms support for Russia","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3176"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3176"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3176\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3176"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3176"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3176"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}