Russia is buying weapons from North Korea
Widespread Western economic sanctions, at least so far, have not they managed to paralyze Russia. Energy prices, pushed up by the invasion, have filled its coffers, allowing Moscow to cushion the damage due to limits imposed on exports and imports and the exclusion of its banks from international finance. However, it is in the military sector that the joint European and US action has managed to hit the hardest, blocking the Russian ability to purchase weapons and electronic products for their manufacture, as revealed by a Politico investigation.
In Ukraine even army bulletproof vests are made by volunteers Meeting in Odessa with the Bulletproof gang, a group of mechanics who put their technical knowledge at the service of the resistance to make ballistic plates with which to protect the soldiers of Kyiv Da months in fact, both the state of military actions in the field and the US intelligence reports have demonstrated the difficulties of Moscow with its technological equipment, with very high failure rates recorded in the use of so-called intelligent weapons, such as cruise missiles. Meanwhile, according to the Associated Press, the stocks of weapons have been running out, forcing the invasion forces to rely less on missiles and to use normal artillery, such as mortars, less precise and therefore with more devastating effects on the territory.
The fact that Russia is looking to purchase missiles and artillery pieces from North Korea means that supply problems run deeper than the mere shortage of technological components for modern tanks or precision missiles, and that industry is struggling to meet the needs of a war economy.
"The only reason the Kremlin should buy artillery shells or rockets from North Korea, or anyone else, is that Putin was unwilling or unable to mobilize the Russian economy for war, even at the most basic level, "Frederick W. Kagan, military expert at the American enterprise institute, told the New York Times. >
All the weapons that the allies have sent to Ukraine From Turkish Bayraktar drones to Harpoon anti-ship missiles, from Javelin missile launchers to Himars rocket launchers. A panoply of armaments that is also creating some logistics and supply problems Restricting Russia's military supply chain is a central part of the American strategy to weaken Moscow, with the aim of hampering its war effort in Ukraine and its ability to threaten other neighboring countries. In recent weeks, Ukraine has stepped up the assault on Russian ammunition depots. The Kyiv army is using the American High mobility artillery rocket system (Himars) and US intelligence intelligence to strike behind the front lines and destroy ammunition depots.
Although the real impact of the 'Ukrainian offensive is not yet clear, the invasion forces have been forced to withdraw in some sectors and to move storage centers, reducing the intensity of the attacks. There have also been signs that the effectiveness of some Russian artillery shells has decreased, due to storage problems or poor ammunition maintenance. To be more effective at hitting opposing troops, artillery shells burst into the air just before hitting the ground. However, according to the New York Times, the analysis of the latest craters created by Russian artillery would have shown how many of their shells exploded to the ground, reducing damage to Ukrainian trenches.
