Andriy Kowalenko, head of the Center for Counteracting Disinformation at the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, reported that Russia increasingly depends on artillery supplies from North Korea.

Russia is increasingly dependent on North Korean military supplies, with over half of its ammunition sourced from Pyongyang, as reported by the CCD.

He noted that North Korean ammunition accounts for a significant portion of Russian artillery supplies. In general, more than 50% of artillery shells and mines used on the front are sourced from the DPRK, with some areas seeing this figure exceed 70%, Kovalenko said.

It will mostly be missile and artillery troops who typically operate hundreds of tubed and rocket artillery systems as well as the KN-23 short-range ballistic missiles Pyongyang has already provided Moscow,

North Korea is preparing to send additional troops to Russia, despite their role as “human bait” on the battlefield, a new report has warned.

The South Korean military reports on North Korea's plans to send additional troops to Russia, attributing this decision to numerous casualties. North Korea is preparing to reinforce its military presence in Russia.

The losses represent over a third of the approximately 11,000 North Korean troops deployed in Kursk Oblast. The high casualty rate has severely degraded the ability of North Korean forces to conduct offensive operations in support of Russia's attempts to push Ukrainian forces out of Kursk Oblast.