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North Korea reportedly sent 6,700 ammunition containers to Russia following the Sept. 2023 summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, South Korea’s Defense Ministry announced on Feb. 27. South Korean Defense Minister Shin Won-sik told the news outlet Yonhap that North Korean munition factories are “working at full capacity” to supply Russia with ammunition. Moscow is providing food and other necessities, including raw materials, in exchange for weapons supplies. “While North Korea’s arms factories operate at 30 percent capacity due to shortages of raw …

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