Controversy over Korean 'shells' in Ukraine's 'large-scale 155mm artillery battle in winter'

The U.S. started supporting 50-mile artillery battles instead of 200-mile medium-range missiles as the Ukrainian War was expected to unfold in winter over the Dnieper River, from which Russia had withdrawn due to lack of supplies.
The Wall Street Journal reported on the 10th that the Defense Minister and the South Korean Defense Minister signed a “secret agreement” to support Ukraine with 100,000 rounds of 155mm self-propelled guns.
"The South Korean Ministry of National Defense said Friday it was in talks to provide ammunition to the United States, a major arms supplier to Ukraine, after the Wall Street Journal reported that South Korea had agreed to sell weapons destined for Ukraine," the defense ministry said in a statement. South Korea's position that it does not provide lethal aid to children has not changed. Negotiations for export of ammunition between the US and South Korean companies are ongoing to make up for the US 155mm ammunition shortage.
Reuters also reported that South Korea's Ministry of National Defense said "this is on the premise that the US is the end user."

“Like our allies, we are having regular conversations with the South Korean government about how we can better support Ukraine,” the Wall Street Journal reported on the 10th. did.

“U.S. and Ukrainian officials say the expected Russian withdrawal from the southern city of Kherson has opened the door for more Ukrainian battlefield advances, but as winter approaches and both sides strengthen their combat forces with additional weapons, ammunition and manpower, they will continue to struggle. “It is highly likely that the front lines will be strengthened again along the river as 50-mile artillery fires throw artillery and mortars at each other in an icy winter when the amount of cover-up is diminishing,” he said.
In the Kherson region, Russia withdrew from an area where supplies were blocked by the Dnieper River as it replaced old combatants with new recruits. I got hit,” he told the WP.
Mick Ryan, a retired Australian general who visited Ukraine last month and is closely following the war, told the Post that a major Ukrainian operation across the Dnieper would begin, which would result in significant casualties for Russian troops.
Former U.S. Army European Commander Ben Hodges said that the commander would take a battle-hardened army from the south as Ukrainian commanders soon push the Zaporiza home to a nuclear power plant seized by the Russian army, and Russia strengthens its defenses across the river. It was reported to the WP that there was a report that it was replaced with
He said in the face of harsh winters, the strategy of blocking access to electricity is a key Russian strategy and forcing them to advance across rivers is tactically reasonable, but conscripts who lack the training and equipment may struggle to do so as recruits are replaced from the front lines and the rivers are being replaced. We talked about winter preparations on the other side.
Regarding Ukraine's retake of Crimea by the end of next summer, he said, "The mission will be easier with the long-range artillery the United States has so far withheld from Ukraine. "We requested a 200-mile-range US rocket, an Army tactical missile system capable of reaching Russian military targets, but the Biden administration rejected the payment, seeing it as an expansion that would stimulate Moscow."
Rob Lee, a senior researcher at the Institute for Foreign Policy Research, a Russian military expert, said about the winter war, “The cold produces thermal energy that can be detected by some drones and vehicle-mounted infrared scopes, as well as some drones carried by vehicles and troops, and the effects of overhead concealment. By reducing the amount, leafless trees don't provide cover, and even generators hidden in trenches will release heat that helps identify targets for artillery attacks," he told the WP.
Regarding the Russian mercenary forces, he said, "We have built elaborate trench lines in southern Ukraine and are studded with concrete anti-tank pyramid obstacles nicknamed 'Dragon's Tooth'". It is highly likely that the front line will be strengthened again by the river,” he said.
The Korea Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) announced on the 4th that Hanwha Aerospace and the Polish Armed Forces Administration had signed a first implementation contract to export $3.5 billion of the domestic multi-launch rocket 'Chunmu'. A light attack aircraft export contract was signed with Poland, and the export order for the defense industry reached an all-time high of $17 billion.
The Korean 155mm K-9 self-propelled guns, K tanks, and light attack aircraft exported to Poland have the same specifications and basic equipment as those of the United States.
Pentagon spokesman Patrick Ryder said at a briefing on the 8th that when asked about additional information on North Korea's supply of shells to Russia, he said, "We have nothing new to offer other than what the National Security Council (NSC) has revealed." is that North Korea is covertly providing Russia with a significant number of shells, and we will continue to monitor the situation,” the Voice of America (VOA) reported.

In response to a KBS inquiry about whether the Korean government has decided to sell shells to the U.S. to support Ukraine, Defense Department spokesman Martin Mayers said, "We are not discussing specific numbers or schedules regarding production capacity or inventory."