Zelenskyy: Russia Shared Jet-Drone Tech With North Korea — SkimNews
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- Zelenskyy told journalists Sunday he believes Russia shared jet-drone technology with North Korea, saying "They are sharing with North Korea all the technologies" in exchange for the missiles and shells North Korea already supplied Moscow.
- Russia has sharply increased jet-drone strikes on Ukraine in recent weeks, and Ukraine currently has no effective countermeasure beyond deploying combat aircraft against them, per the source.
- North Korea earlier in the war supplied Russia with millions of artillery shells and continues to provide ballistic missiles that Moscow uses to attack Ukrainian cities.
- South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Friday threatened unspecified measures against Ukraine unless Kyiv acknowledges a confidentiality agreement covering the transfer of two North Korean POWs and issues an apology.
- Zelenskiy announced at the United Nations General Assembly last month that Ukraine had transferred two North Korean prisoners captured while fighting for Russia to South Korea, triggering the ongoing diplomatic dispute with Seoul.
- Thousands of North Korean soldiers were sent to Russia to gain combat experience in the war, according to the source, while South Korea and Western countries have voiced concerns that Pyongyang is receiving weapons-development help from Moscow in return.
Why it matters: Zelenskyy alleges an active two-way military technology flow: Russia sending jet-drone tech in exchange for the millions of artillery shells and ballistic missiles North Korea already supplied. The claim lands as South Korea threatens unspecified measures against Ukraine over a prisoner-transfer dispute, complicating potential Seoul arms supplies at a moment Ukraine says only combat aircraft can counter its jet-drone problem.
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