Ukraine believes Russia shared jet-drone tech to North Korea

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday he believed Russia may have shared jet-drone technology with its longstanding ally North Korea. In recent weeks, Russia has sharply increased its use of jet-drones against Ukraine, which so far has no effective means of countering them other than using combat aircraft.



Earlier in the war, North Korea supplied Russia with millions of artillery shells, and it has since provided ballistic missiles that Moscow regularly uses to attack Ukrainian cities.



Asked if Russia had shared with North Korea the technology behind its latest generation of jet-powered drones, Zelenskiy told journalists: "Yes, of course." "They (Russia) are sharing with North Korea all the technologies.



I don't know about the ballistic and etc, but I think, yes, because North Korea helped them with missiles," he added.



South Korea and Western countries have previously voiced concerns that Pyongyang may be getting help with weapons development from Moscow in return for its help in Ukraine.



Thousands of North Korean soldiers were sent to Russia to gain combat experience in the war.