The largest supplier of weapons to Russia is North Korea. Without its military assistance, the situation for the occupiers "would be catastrophic" in Ukraine. This was said by the head of the Main Directorate of Intelligence under the Ministry of Defense in an interview Financial Time.
"They (DPRK military - ed.) really handed over a significant amount of artillery ammunition. This allowed Russia to breathe a little. Without their help, the situation would be catastrophic," — he said.
The head of intelligence noted that Russia does not publicly admit that it needs foreign help, because "it has always been considered below them, it is a humiliation.
Budanov also added that Russia spends more weapons and ammunition than it can produce, while struggling with quality control.
"This explains Russia's search for weapons in other countries," — he said.
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