Russia buys millions of artillery shells from North Korea

These data indicate that Moscow has primarily exhausted its reserves, according to The New York Times.

As a result, to supply the "second army in the world," the Kremlin turns to rogue states for help. Recall that so recently, Russia acquired drones from Iran.

The Kremlin should be alarmed that it has to buy anything from North Korea, said Mason Clark, who heads the Russian group at the Institute for the Study of War.

But from the point of view of the Ukrainians who are currently on the territory of Ukraine, these reports cannot reassure in any way: after all, even if North Korean, these shells can be fired at us.

The New York Times also notes that the sanctions have not yet caused significant damage to the Russian economy. After all, increased energy prices helped fill its treasury and the costs of the war.

At the same time, American officials say that when it comes to Russia's ability to rebuild its military, the economic actions of Europe and the United States have an effect.