Among the weapons and ammunition provided by North Korea to Russia, there is a possibility that missiles were included. Investigative reports from the Dossier Center for Investigation established by Mikhail Khodorkovsky refer to shipping documents of a Russian vessel called "Angara," which was involved in transportation from North Korea.
These documents specifically mention that the cargo hold of the dry cargo ship was carrying "50.69 tons of rockets with explosive charges." The destination indicated in the documents is Strelok Bay in Primorsky Krai, near Russia's military base Dunay. Notably, the documents do not specify that the ship had visited North Korea.
The United States had previously raised concerns that North Korea had been secretly supplying munitions and possibly military equipment to Russia. These weapon supplies are associated with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's recent visit to Russia and North Korea's support for Russia in the conflict with Ukraine.
The reports of weapon deliveries were also confirmed by the British side.
The RUSI research center conducted a study using satellite images and concluded that Russian vessels, "Maria" and "Angara," have been picking up cargoes at the North Korean port of Rajin for the past two months and delivering them to a Russian base in the Russian Far East. The investigation cites The Washington Post, which also refers to the findings of the "Dossier" project.
It is reported that these ships have been shuttling between North Korea and the Russian base in Dunay, which is located within a closed territorial zone in Primorsky Krai.
The photos do not allow for a definitive determination of the exact cargo carried by the ships, but analysts suspect that these deliveries may involve ammunition. This assumption is based on the fact that the final station for goods coming from North Korea is Tikhoretsk in Krasnodar Krai. Tikhoretsk is relatively close to the theater of conflict in Ukraine. It is reported that in recent weeks, the number of shipments arriving at this station has significantly increased. These shipments include containers that are identical to those coming from North Korea to the Dunay base.
U.S. intelligence suspects that Kim Jong Un wants to obtain advanced Russian weapons technology in exchange for ammunition to support his nuclear program's development.
Moscow has not commented on reports of arms shipments from North Korea.
