Before the Russian Defense Minister, Sergey Shoiguand tens of thousands of attendees, kim jong un showed the world its powerful fleet of surveillance and attack drones.
The display, which included flying exercises, took place during the Victory Day parade in Pyongyang to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the armistice that ended the Korean War.
The most striking thing about the matter is that the exhibited drones were tremendously similar to the drones global hawk and reapers of the United States Armed Forces.
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu attended the parade with Kim Jong-un
Intercontinental ballistic missiles were also on display at the parade. Hwasong-17 and Hwasong-18 nuclear capable.
North Korea could have developed its devices through reverse industry from American models.
On the honor stage of the kim il sung squarein addition to Kim Jong-un and Sergey Shoiguthe representative of the Chinese Communist Party Li Hongzhong attended the parade.
Shoigu’s presence in Pyongyang and his visit to North Korean arsenals where ballistic missiles and drones are stored have raised red flags about whether Russia plans to acquire weapons in North Korea.
The wear of the fighting in Ukraine and difficulties in replenishing material lost due to international sanctions have led the Kremlin to search the arsenals of its allied countries.
Iran has excelled in that regard by providing the Shahed 136 kamikaze drones. In this sense, Russia and North Korea have signed a military cooperation agreement yesterday that strengthens relations between the two countries in terms of defense and, although the content is unknown, it is believed that it could include some type of arms exchange.
However, the fact that the North Korean communist regime propaganda media talk of a great consensus on military matters that will have effects on the “regional and international security environment” could indicate that, indeed, North Korea could be involved in some way in the Ukrainian conflict, as Iran has done.
consulted by Guardiana professor at Ewha University in Seoul, Leif-Eric Easleydid not rule out the possibility of North Korea providing weapons to Russia “given Russia’s need for ammunition for its illegal war in Ukraine.”
Easley pointed out that the fact that it was Kim Jong-un himself who led Sergey Shoigu by the hangar where drones, missiles and other weapons are stored is an indication that North Korea has a determined willingness to get involved in the conflict by providing weapons to the Russian side.
