Russia has transferred technologies for the production of Shahed attack drones to North Korea. About this reported Head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine Kyrylo Budanov.
“This “shahed” is like some kind of nomad. So he moved from Iran to the Russian Federation, and now from the Russian Federation he came to the DPRK under the name not “shahed”. They work quickly, believe me, unfortunately. They transfer technology from the Russian Federation to the DPRK. They do not transfer “shaheds”, but technologies, equipment and so on. They are setting up production there.”Budanov said.
According to the head of the GUR, Pyongyang has already received the necessary technologies from Russia to launch its own production of such drones. Budanov emphasized that the appearance of “martyrs” in the DPRK will negatively affect the security situation in the region.
“The DPRK is now significantly increasing its military power. First of all, due to direct cooperation with the Russian Federation and through the acquisition of real combat experience by its soldiers. And this cannot but affect the security environment, because in the end there is only one enemy for the DPRK. The real enemy is South Korea. There are no others. And they know it very well.”, – emphasized the head of GUR.
Russia also handed North Korea the Pantsir-S1 anti-aircraft missile and gun systems“ and is currently training the North Korean military to use them.
“The first Pantsir-S1 installations have already appeared in Pyongyang. They are already on combat duty there, guarding their capital. And the Russians are retraining Korean personnel. Soon the Koreans will be working autonomously on this equipment.” Budanov added.
