North Korea has become a crucial source of missiles, munitions and even soldiers for Russia’s war in Ukraine as the sanctions-defying alliance between the two countries intensifies, according to a report by 11 countries,

Multilateral Sanctions Monitoring Team says Russia sent air defense systems to Pyongyang and trained its forces in return

North Korea’s support enabled Moscow to ramp up its missile attacks on key Ukrainian civilian infrastructure, a report found

The missiles enabled Moscow to step up aerial attacks on civilian targets in Ukraine, they say.