 Vladimir Putin has turned to an old ally to replenish his ammunition supplies while preparing for an offensive in eastern Ukraine, a former security service officer has warned. There are many signs Russia is set to hammer out an arms deal with North Korea along with ramping up domestic production to continue the full-scale invasion. A meeting between Kim Jong-un, who rarely travels outside his country, and Putin wrapped up earlier today, with the supreme leader vowing support for Russia's 'just fight'. Ivan Stupak, a former officer for Ukraine's Security Service, spoke to Metro about what was discussed in the talks in Vladivostock, and what an arms deal may look like between the two nations. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video He stressed that Russia is not interested in modern military supplies, but Soviet-era missiles, which North Korea has plenty of. On the list are projectiles for BM-21 Grad, self-propelled 122mm multiple rocket launcher designed in the Soviet Union; shells for artillery and tanks; rounds for assault weapons and mortar mines. Mr Stupak added that Russia would also be after repair parts for military vehicles like tanks and armoured personnel carriers (APCs). Estimates say North Korea has tens of millions of artillery shells and rockets that could give a huge boost to the Russian army. Members of the Wagner Group military company sit atop of a tank on a street in Rostov-on-Don, Russia (Picture: AP) These would also be easy to be deployed to different fronts in Ukraine while the Russian army struggles with depleted stock. 'Russia is running out of weapons, for sure. Key equipment was destroyed by the Ukrainian army using British-donated Storm Shadow missiles,' Mr Stupak said. 'For example, in 2022 Russia launched 70,000 missiles daily, while Ukraine could){kind=link}
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Vladimir Putin has turned to an old ally to replenish his ammunition supplies while preparing for an offensive in eastern Ukraine, a former security service officer has warned.
There are many signs Russia is set to hammer out an arms deal with North Korea along with ramping up domestic production to continue the full-scale invasion.
A meeting between Kim Jong-un, who rarely travels outside his country, and Putin wrapped up earlier today, with the supreme leader vowing support for Russia’s ‘just fight’.
Ivan Stupak, a former officer for Ukraine’s Security Service, spoke to Metro about what was discussed in the talks in Vladivostock, and what an arms deal may look like between the two nations.