Russia needs foreign troops if it expects to keep up its war effort in Ukraine through next year. It needs foreign equipment, too. As the wider war on Ukraine grinds toward its fourth year, the stocks of old Cold War weaponry the Kremlin depends on to equip its regiments are running dangerously low.

The analysts also suggested that production of the M-1989 Koksan howitzer could now be taking place in Russia. Defense Express said a single photo doesn’t provide enough evidence to gauge the full scale of potential artillery transfers to Russia,