Z-Propagandists Claim DPRK Shells Are Of Poor Quality

The quality and quantity of gunpowder in ammunition are criticized the most often.

Russian artillerymen in Ukraine complain about the poor quality of shells, which North Korea began supplying in 2023. According to propagandists, the quality and quantity of gunpowder in ammunition receive the most criticism, writes The Moscow Times.

According to the Gray Zone Telegram channel, which was once close to the disbanded Wagner PMC, the Russian military is receiving Iranian shells, which are described as “not bad,” and North Korean ones, which are “cursed.” Due to the low quality of the gunpowder, they are used in situations where “accuracy and precision, and generally the exit of the projectile from the barrel, are of the least importance.”

“As for North Korean rockets, they fly, according to the artillerymen who cooperate with me, at almost half the range of, for example, ours,” says the author of the channel.

Iranian shells leave traces of soot, from which the gun’s firing pin has to be cleaned, but they fly “very well,” writes the General Staff Portfolio channel. North Korean shells miss their targets, he adds, because the gunpowder charge in the cartridges is often not as stated.

“Total shit. If a shell reaches the target and explodes, the gun crew has a holiday, everyone dances and sings songs of praise to Chairman Kim. If the shell did not reach and fell on the heads of our infantry, thank the half-starved Korean teenagers who collected it for a bowl of rice,” notes Alexey Larkin, an employee of the WarGonzo propaganda project. According to him, the Russian army should not expect any high-tech weapons from North Korean manufacturers, “if they are not able to assemble a simple projectile for a cannon.”

North Korea gave Russia not only a million artillery shells, but also several types of missiles for the war with Ukraine, South Korean intelligence reported in November. According to Seoul, about 2,000 containers with weapons were sent from the North Korean port of Rajin to Vladivostok. These containers can be loaded with more than 200 thousand artillery shells of 122 mm caliber or more than 1 million shells of 152 mm caliber.

It was previously reported that North Korea sent more than a million artillery shells to Russia for the war with Ukraine, as well as advisers on their use. According to some reports, it could have received $3 billion for this.