New Delhi, July 11 -- The head of Ukrainian military intelligence, Kyrylo Budanov, has claimed that North Korea is now supplying as much as 40 per cent of Russia's ammunition for the war in Ukraine.

This deepening partnership between Pyongyang and Moscow involves the exchange of ballistic missiles and artillery systems from North Korea in return for money and technology from Russia.

Bloomberg reported that military ties between Russia and North Korea have intensified since President Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un signed a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Treaty in June last year.

The alliance has reportedly led to North Korea sending thousands of troops and millions of artillery rounds to assist Putin's army in pushing Ukrainian for...