 Russian soldiers confirm using North Korean munitions in Ukraine. Russian soldiers have posted videos on social media thanking North Korea for the new rockets and photos of artillery shells recently shipped from North Korea also surfaced on the internet, but the potentially inferior quality meant firing adjustments were needed. In the video, a Russian soldier could be seen standing in front of a pile of rockets and thanking their friends from North Korea for the weapons. In October, Ukraine Weapons Tracker discovered photos of artillery shells used by Russian troops and identified them as North Korean made according to the Kiev Post. According to the Ukrainian military publication, Vodegrey, the shells were copies of the Soviet 122mm OF-462 and the 152mm OF-540 projectiles. They also retrieved field manuals that showed the required range corrections by using different charges for some projectiles. The fact that these shells appear on the front line instead of stockpiles within Russia could also signify Russia's dwindling supply of artillery shells. Russia has been relying on its artillery superiority in its current invasion of Ukraine with some sources putting it at 10-1 heavy guns earlier this year. Ukraine's military intelligence chief, Kyrylo Budenov, said in September that they are certain North Korea had supplied 122mm and 152mm artillery shells as well as grad rockets to Russia. US intelligence believed that North Korea had sent 1,000 containers of weapons to Russia.