In an interview with a British business newspaper, Director General of Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine's Ministry of Defense Budanov pointed out that North Korea is currently Russia's largest arms supplier.
In an interview with the Financial Times published on the 21st, Director General of Intelligence Budanov said that Russia was using shells and weapons in Ukraine that exceeded its own production capacity and was seeking supplies from other countries. , pointed out that North Korea is currently Russia's largest arms supplier.
He then said, ``North Korea transferred a large amount of shells. This gave Russia some breathing space. Without North Korea's support, the situation would have been catastrophic for Russia.''
In Ukraine, Russian military attacks continued, leaving one person dead on the 22nd in Kramatorsk, a major city in the eastern Donetsk region, and a fire broke out at an electricity distribution company's facility in the eastern Kharkiv region, causing power outages in surrounding areas. It means that there is.
Meanwhile, 27 civilians were killed in a Russian-controlled base in Donetsk Oblast on the 21st, which Russia blamed on an attack by the Ukrainian military, as well as a fire at a gas company's facility in a port in northwestern Russia. Ukrainian media reported that the attack was carried out by Ukrainian security services.
Regarding this, Spokesperson of the Russian Presidential Administration Peskov stated on the 22nd that ``special military operations will continue'' to protect Russian citizens and infrastructure facilities, emphasizing the country's stance toward continuing military invasions.
Against this backdrop, on the 22nd, Prime Minister Tusk of neighboring Poland, who has been actively promoting support for Ukraine, visited the capital, Kiiv, on his first overseas trip since taking office last month.
Prime Minister Tusk held a joint press conference with President Zelensky and stated, ``We will do everything to increase Ukraine's chances of victory,'' and announced their intention to jointly advance plans to increase production of ammunition and weapons.