North Korea’s Kim Jong Un inspects munitions plants, lauds increased shell production
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North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un seen touring a military equipment facility at an unspecified location in North Korea in a photo released on May 4.
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SEOUL - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspected munitions factories that make shells and machinery, state media KCNA said on May 7.
Mr Kim lauded the shell factory for increasing production to “four times the average-year level” and playing “an important role in increasing the basic combat power” of North Korea’s armed forces, KCNA said.
North Korea has provided “billions of dollars worth of missiles and shells” to Russia in its invasion of Ukraine as well as deploying about 15,000 troops, South Korean lawmakers said last week citing the country’s spy agency.
This gave Russia a battlefield advantage in the western Kursk region and has brought the two economically and politically isolated countries closer. REUTERS
