North Korea Rejects U.S. Allegations of Sending Artillery Shells to Russia

North Korea denied on Tuesday U.S. claims that it sent artillery shells to Russia for assistance in its war against Ukraine. 

National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told reporters last week that North Korea is covertly supplying Russia with a “significant number” of artillery shells. He said North Korea is trying to make it appear that the weapons are being sent to North African or Middle Eastern countries. 

A top North Korean military foreign affairs official rejected Kirby’s claims, saying that it is an “attempt to tarnish” North Korea’s image on the international order. 

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