North Korea 'covertly' providing Russia with artillery shells in Ukraine: US

WASHINGTON

North Korea is secretly providing Russia with artillery shells in its war against Ukraine, the White House said Wednesday.

National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby said at a webinar that in September, North Korea publicly denied it intended to provide ammunition to Russia.

"Our information indicates that the (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) DPRK is covertly supplying Russia's war in Ukraine with a significant number of artillery shells," Kirby told reporters.

He said North Korea made the arms shipments appear as though they are being sent to countries in the Middle East or North Africa.

"We will continue to monitor whether these shipments are received," said Kirby.