Eighty percent of Russia’s military equipment is outdated, with only 20% consisting of modern systems.
Oleh Ivashchenko, Chief of Ukraine’s Foreign Intelligence Service, said this in an interview with Ukrinform.
“As things are now, 80 percent of their military equipment inventory is comprised of outdated models with lower characteristics. This equipment has been removed from storage warehouses, brough back to operational status and sent to the battlefield. Only 20 percent of Russian equipment inventory is made up of new generation systems,” he said.
Regarding Russia’s weapons production, Ivashchenko noted that Moscow is striving to maximize output but faces significant obstacles, including investment shortfalls, machine shortages, and difficulties obtaining essential components. He added that Russia struggles with electronics and specialty chemicals critical for military manufacturing.
In total, Russians produce about 3 million 122- and 152-caliber shells a year. Another 2.5 to 3 million are purchased from the DPRK.
Since the beginning of the war, Russians have already imported six million shells from North Korea.
The DPRK also supplied 170mm M1989 Koksan self-propelled artillery systems and 240mm M1991 multiple launch rocket systems, delivering 120 units of each type.
As Ukrinform reported, the Verkhovna Rada submitted a draft resolution on an appeal to international institutions and national parliaments to recognize the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea as an aggressor state.
