The United States has seen indications that Russia approached North Korea to request ammunition amid its ongoing war in Ukraine, a U.S. official said on Tuesday.
Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder, the Pentagon press secretary, said that Washington received information that Russia approached North Korea and “specifically asked for ammunition,” but he was unable to provide more details.
Ryder said that Russia’s request to North Korea suggests that Russia is facing “some challenges on the sustainment front” amid the Ukraine war, which has been ongoing since February this year.
“I’m not able to provide any more detail than that at this point in time, but it does demonstrate and is indicative of the situation that Russia finds itself in terms of its logistics and sustainment capabilities as it relates to Ukraine,” he told reporters….