Russian Wagner Group using ‘North Korea for munitions supplies,’ White House says

White House spokesperson John Kirby presented images reportedly showing railcars traveling between North Korea and Russia

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A Russian paramilitary organisation in Ukraine has turned to North Korea as a supplier for munitions, US officials have said.

White House national security spokesperson John Kirby unveiled satellite photographs showing the Wagner Group, often described as Vladimir Putin’s private army, taking delivery of an arms shipment from North Korea.