US: Russia to buy rockets, artillery shells from NKorea

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Russia's defense ministry is about to purchase millions of rockets and artillery shells from North Korea for its ongoing invasion of Ukraine, according to a newly downgraded United States intelligence finding.

A US official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the finding, said on Monday (Tuesday in Manila) that the fact Moscow was turning to Pyongyang demonstrated that "the Russian military continues to suffer from severe supply shortages in Ukraine, due in part to export controls and sanctions."