DPRK during the war in Ukraine increased its military plants – the media

Large North Korea plants for making shells and missiles over the last three years have significantly expanded their labor facilities. The Moscow Times reported this reference to satellite images.

Moscow has never confirmed the purchase of ammunition from the DPRK, but complaints about “Shell Hunger” in the Russian army have stopped after reports on the grant of North Korea’s Russian army in Ukraine, media records.

In the second year of the Great War in Ukraine, North Korea became a major supplier of ammunition artillery for the Russian army. From August 2023 to January 2024, the DPRK could send nearly 1.6 million shells to Russia, says the Washington Post.

According to Ukraine’s military intelligence leader, Kirill Budanov, up to half of the large -caliber ammunition used by the Russian military, was manufactured at the DPRK.

In North Korea, approximately 20 factories may be involved in the manufacture of shells and missiles for Russia, the 38 North Publication, which specializes in the DPRK situation analysis, armed forces and military risks for neighboring countries. The main suppliers of shells and missiles in Russia are called three businesses – Plant No. 125 in Pyongyang, the TESON -Building Plant and the Plant No. 26 in chagando.

The Plant No. 125 or the So -Called Pyongyan Pig -Breeding Complex is one of the largest ammunition productions in the country and an important matter of the missile industry.

The total area of ​​the industrial zone, where there may be plants, is about 6.2 square meters. In 2021, the development did not exceed 2.5 kV km, and in March 2025 twelve new buildings emerged there and the development area increased nearly 2.5 times to 6 km. In photos for 2023 and 2025, items similar to transportation containers can be seen next to the industrial zone.

The Teson Machine -Building Plant is one of the oldest businesses for making medium -range missiles in DPRK.

According to the NK Pro, there was a significant modernization and expansion of labor in underground workshops from November 2023 to August 2024: It can be seen in satellite images that building materials have appeared at the entrances to the tunnel, some buildings on the ground began to be demolished, and the entrances to the tunnel were pushed.

Another business mentioned in connection with Russian military supplies is the cumor tractor in the city of Kangso near Port Nampo. It is located in the industrial zone with an area of ​​0.77 square meters. In 2021, it was built only by a third, there were 9 buildings on the territory. By 2025, the development area increased nearly three times, the number of buildings increased to 16.

Earlier, Kirill Budanov said part of the DPRK army in the war against Ukraine would have long consequences for the security system in the Asia-Pacific region.