The Times reports that North Korea supplied half of the shells used by Russia in Ukraine.  

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The Times reported that Western intelligence sources said that North Korea supplied half of the artillery shells Russia used in Ukraine.
According to the newspaper around 3 million missiles are shipped from Pyongyang each year to Moscow. However, a large number of them are believed to have been faulty.
The Times reports that despite this, the sheer volume of shells provided has played a crucial part in Russia’s relentless advances in . Most recently, the capture of Vuhledar, in Donetsk Oblast, earlier this week.
North Korea is now Russia’s largest outside weapon supplier. This is due to the fact that Russian ammunition stocks are running low as a result of extensive use in Ukraine.
Yonhap reported in August that North Korea had sent containers to Russia, which could have contained up to 6 million artillery rounds.
In exchange for the ammunition, Russia provided North Korea with technology that would help it deploy spy satellites and tanks as well as aircraft.
Late in June, Russian President Vladimir Putin made a visit to Pyongyang. He signed a partnership deal with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. The agreement pledged that both countries would provide assistance to each other if attacked.
Shin Won-sik said that the South Korean Minister, Shin Won Sik, stated in June that Pyongyang sent dozens ballistic missiles to Moscow that its troops use against Ukraine.
But their reliability is also questioned. Around half of the North Korean rockets fired by Russia at Ukraine have malfunctioned, Reuters reported May 7, citing Ukraine’s Prosecutor General’s Office.
The have suffered 1,280 casualties in the last day alone.
Since the full-scale began on February 24th, 2022, pyrotechnic teams of Ukraine’s State Emergency Service detected and destroyed over 533.200 pieces of explosive ordnance.
Wladyslaw KOSINIAK-, the Polish Defense Minister, said that Poland was ready to start training Ukrainian volunteers in September but the lack of volunteers caused the delay.
authorities report that despite warnings from Ukrainian officials and Israeli officials regarding security risks, approximately 35,000 Jewish pilgrims travelled to Uman, in Cherkasy Oblast, to celebrate Rosh Hashana.
The discovered debris from a Russian Drone in the Litcov Canal area in the Danube Delta region of Romania on October 4. According to police, the area under investigation is in a rural area and no infrastructure has been damaged.
Supported by armored vehicles, the elite 155th & 40th marine brigades, also known as Black Berets of the Russian Armed Forces were involved in storming the city.
Yurii Belousov is the head of the war crimes department. He explained that 80 percent of these cases will be recorded in 2024. However, the trend was evident as early as last year.
During his visit, President Volodymyr Zelensky met with the Headquarters for the Supreme Commander in Chief to discuss the protection of infrastructure, Ukraine’s Energy Sector, and air defense.
Viasna, a human rights organization, reported on October 4 that the Minsk City Court had sentenced 12 people to prison for sabotage against the Machulishchy airfield in Belarus. The Viasna human rights group reported on Oct. 4 that the Minsk City Court sentenced 12 people to prison for sabotage of the Machulishchy military airfield in Belarus last year.
Brazil’s Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva praised his peace plan developed jointly with China in New York despite the proposal being already dismissed as “destructive”.
Bloomberg reports that the EU sanctions will target “about 12 individuals and entities”, which includes companies in the engineering, aviation, and metals sectors.
The agency stated that had been a collaborator in the organization and execution war crimes, as well as the repression and oppression of Ukrainians living under Russian occupation.
According to Estonian military intelligence, in the past week, there were an average of 167 Russian attacks per day on the frontline, with half of them aimed at the Donetsk side of the frontline.
Serhii Dobriak is the head of the military administration in Pokrovsk. He said that Russian forces were less than 7 km from the town of Pokrovsk, Donetsk oblast on Oct. 4.
State Bureau of Investigation stated that “Law enforcement agents found money in the apartment almost everywhere — in wardrobes and drawers as well as niches.”
According to the Russian Defense Ministry air defense shot down six Ukrainian in Voronezh Oblast. Six more were shot down over Belgorod Oblast. One was shot down over Rostov Oblast.
Sabrina Singh, Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary, said: “The President (Joe Biden), has made an commitment that the United States will not put boots on the ground in Ukraine. However, we are supporting Ukraine’s efforts to reclaim their sovereign territory.”
Sebastien Lecornu, French Minister of Defense, said that the French-German company KNDS had signed a contract on October 3 for 12 Caesar howitzers to be financed by Ukraine.

 

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