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SEOUL -- North Korea has sent 6,700 shipping containers of ammunition to Russia in recent months, potentially providing over 3 million 152-millimeter artillery shells, South Korea's defense chief says.
Russia is expected to continue to provide technological assistance for North Korea's military surveillance satellite program, Defense Minister Shin Won-sik told South Korean media on Monday. Pyongyang is seen launching another satellite as soon as late March, Shin said.