Over the course of 8 months, more than 10 different North Korean oil tankers made at least 43 trips between Russian oil terminals in the Far East and DPRK ports.
Since March of this year, Russia has supplied North Korea with more than a million barrels (over 56 thousand tons) of crude oil for military support from Pyongyang. The BBC reports this with reference to the British research center OpenSourceCentre.
It noted that an analysis of satellite images shows that over the past eight months, more than ten different North Korean oil tankers have made at least 43 trips between the Russian oil terminal in the Far East and DPRK ports.
The first documented flight took place on March 7, seven months after reports of North Korean munitions supplies to Russia emerged, the last on November 5.
Satellite images show tankers arriving at the Russian terminal empty (high above the water) and leaving almost full of deep draft.
According to leading British experts and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the United Kingdom, David Lemmy, using this oil, Moscow pays Pyongyang for weapons and soldiers with which the DPRK helps Russia fight against Ukraine.
The large volumes of oil supplied to North Korea reportedly violate UN sanctions that prohibit countries from selling resources to North Korea except in small quantities, to deprive the North Korean economy of opportunities for illegal development of nuclear weapons. North Korea is the only country in the world that is prohibited from buying on the open market, and the annual amount of oil it can obtain, set by the UN at 500,000 barrels per year, is less than the amount the country needs.
We remind you that North Korea can send a total of up to 100 thousand of its military to support Russia’s war in Ukraine.
It has also been reported that North Korea will launch mass production of kamikaze drones.
Source: korrespondent
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