North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspected a military factory believed to be producing artillery shells and gave instructions to expand production capacity. The inspection was accompanied by executives of the Workers' Party of Korea, who have visited Russia one after another, and it is possible that military cooperation and donations to Russia were also in mind.
North Korea's state-run Korean Central Television reported on the 15th that General Secretary Kim Jong Un toured an important military factory and confirmed the production process.
In the released image, Kim can be seen seeing a large number of metal tubes lined up, and multiple South Korean media outlets have reported that the shape appears to be a factory producing artillery shells.
During his inspection, General Secretary Kim ordered the expansion of production capacity and emphasized that ``we must bring about dramatic innovation in the production of munitions.''
He also said that he presented an important new plan to the ``Second Economic Committee,'' which is responsible for producing and exporting munitions.
The United States, South Korea, and other countries have pointed out that North Korea is providing weapons, including artillery shells, to Russia, which continues its military invasion of Ukraine.
Accompanying the inspection was Cho Chun-ryong, head of the military industry department of the Workers' Party of Korea, who visited Russia last September and again last month.This inspection was conducted with further supplies to Russia in mind. It is possible that