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Low-quality shells supplied to Russia by North Korea are injuring its own troops and damaging artillery, Ukraine says
(www.businessinsider.com)
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this post was submitted on 23 Dec 2023
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Heartbreaking! The worst government you know just did something great, by accident.
Et tu, Brute?
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It would be even better if these were shell that were originally sold by russia/USSR to North Korea.
russia army so stronk it can defeat itself!
You love to see it
pretty expected that they would get whatever deals they wanted from russians and then provide them with shit in return
It hurt itself in its confusion.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
Russia is using low-quality artillery shells from North Korea that are often defective and cause problems on the front lines, Ukraine's army said.
It is particularly a problem in the "Dnepr" grouping of forces operating around the southern Kherson region under the command of Col. Gen. Mikhail Teplinsky, according to Ukraine's army.
Defense expert Trevor Taylor from the London-based Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies previously told Politico that it was unclear whether the North Korean ammunition was of a reliable quality.
Meanwhile, fears are also growing of a Ukrainian shell famine as Western military aid shows signs of faltering.
During its counteroffensive in the summer, Ukrainian forces were burning through artillery shells at a rate of about 7,000 rounds a day, according to figures from Estonia's defense ministry.
Israel's war with Hamas could also divert tens of thousands of artillery rounds intended for Ukraine, Axios reported in October.
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