In recent weeks, Pyongyang has supplied Russia with fifty domestic 170mm M1989 self-propelled howitzers and 20 modernized 240mm MLRS that can fire guided missiles.
The Financial Times writes that the M1989 Koksan howitzers were produced in 1989.
The unique 170 mm caliber, combined with a long barrel, provides a long firing range of up to 40 km with conventional shells and up to 60 km with active-reactive ammunition. The rate of fire is one or two shots every five minutes.
This weapon can pose a significant threat as a means of counter-battery warfare, and can “reach” the firing positions of Ukrainian long-range artillery, in particular, PzH2000, CAESAR and 2S22 Bogdan, writes Militarny.
In addition, the appearance of these systems in the Russian arsenal will give them access to an arsenal of 170 mm ammunition in North Korean warehouses.
The modernized multiple launch rocket systems are based on the Soviet 220-mm MLRS BM-27 Uragan.
In May, North Korea announced a successful test of the modernized system. A senior Ukrainian official told reporters that Pyongyang now wants to test the weapon in combat.
The DPRK also provided 240-mm MLRS, which can launch both standard and guided missiles. The material says that some of the systems were transferred to the Kursk region.
The day before, North Korea tested attack drones – some of them are similar in design to the Russian Lancet. Kim Jong-un ordered the launch of mass production of such UAVs.
The DPRK transferred at least 3.5 million artillery ammunition to Russia, and more than 11 thousand North Korean military personnel are located on Russian territory, the President of Ukraine said in a conversation with Ukrainian Radio.
Source: Racurs
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