Harf of Russia north Korea made artillery shells don't work

Half of more than a million artillery shells shipped to Russia from North Korea are faulty, a senior Ukrainian defense official has said, according to Newsweek.
Vadym Skibitsky, No. 2 at Ukraine‘s Main Intelligence Directorate, the defense intelligence agency also known as the GUR, said the Kremlin had turned to its reclusive Asian neighbor to complement Russia’s limited arms production, but with mixed results.
“Today, if we take the available statistical data, the Russians have already imported 1.5 million rounds of ammunition from the DPRK,” Skibitsky said, referring to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, also known as North Korea.
“But these munitions are from the 70s and 80s. Half of them do not function, and the rest require either restoration or inspection before use,” the GUR official said, citing Ukraine‘s latest assessment.
Kim Jong Un benefits by “giving away” old munitions while demanding an increase in production in North Korea’s own ammunition plants, according to Skibitsky.
Pyongyang was also able to ask Moscow for certain technologies in return, including those that would facilitate its missile and submarine development, he said.
The Ukrainian official said North Korea was undoubtedly requesting technologies related to its nuclear weapons program, a development that would add further uncertainties to already sky-high tensions on the Korean Peninsula.
Aside from artillery shells, Russia continues to produce its own rockets while firing North Korean-made ballistic missiles, too, said Skibitsky.
The Russian defense industry was still struggling to overcome its lack of access to foreign-made electronic components—largely cut off by Western sanctions—which is impacting the quality of the missiles used by Russia’s forces, the GUR official