Russia appears to have started using North Korean 100mm shells for vintage Cold War-era tanks that it reactivated to use against Ukraine, suggesting that Moscow is reaching further into the DPRK’s stockpiles as its shortages deepen.

Multiple social media accounts circulated photos this week purporting to show a stack of 100mm tank rounds, some Russian alongside others bearing markings characteristic of North Korean munitions.

Bloggers alleged that Russia is relying on its roughly 70-year-old T-54 and T-55 tanks to fire these shells at Ukrainian targets from covered positions. The emergenceof the tanks at the frontlines comes as the Russian