The leaked US documents include a detailed schedule for the transfer of Korean-made 155mm artillery shells, according to reports. One document titled “ROK 155 Delivery Timeline (330K)” and believed to have been prepared by the US government, contains information regarding the transportation plan for Korean shells. The document, marked as “secret”, reveals a specific time of 1:30 pm on 27 February when it was believed to have been written. It details the route and time needed to transport 330,000 Korean-made 155mm shells to various destinations, with the first transfer by air beginning on the 10th day following issuing the enforcement order. The shells were transported from Jinhae Port in South Gyeongsang Province to Norden, near Bremen in northern Germany. However, the leaked documents did not specify the ultimate destination of the shell transport, but previous reports suggest that they were planned to bypass Ukraine.
It has been revealed that the leaked U.S. documents contained what is believed to be a detailed schedule for the transfer of Korean-made 155mm artillery shells.
Among the leaked documents shared on social networking services (SNS) on the 10th, a document titled ‘ROK 155 Delivery Timeline (330K)’, which is believed to have been prepared by the US government, contains the number of Korean shells. Transportation plans are detailed.
This document is marked as “secret”, a top secret of the US government. In the upper right corner of the document, there is also a specific time, 1:30 pm on February 27, when the document is believed to have been written.
The document details the route and time taken to transport 330,000 Korean-made 155mm shells to Europe and elsewhere. In addition, it is written that the first transfer by air will begin on the 10th day following the issuance of the enforcement order, and 4,700 flights will be transferred per day until the 45th day.
In addition to the 88,000 shells stored in the U.S. wartime stockpile in Israel, the plan is to deliver regarding 183,000 rounds to their destination within a month. There is also a schedule that appears to transport shells from Jinhae Port in South Gyeongsang Province to Norden near Bremen in northern Germany.
The document did not specify the final destination of the shell transport. However, when looking at the contents of leaked secrets previously reported by foreign media, it seems highly likely that these shells were intended to bypass Ukraine.
Earlier, it was revealed through the US media that former National Security Office chief Kim Seong-han proposed to former foreign affairs secretary Lee Moon-hee that Ukraine export to Poland instead of direct aid.
The New York Times (NYT) reported that then-Director of National Security Kim Seong-han said, “It is the ultimate goal of the United States to quickly supply ammunition to Ukraine,” and “suggested the possibility of selling 330,000 155mm shells to Poland, a channel for delivering weapons to Ukraine.” reported that At the same time, among high-ranking foreign and security officials in the presidential office, a change in trajectory for the policy of not supporting lethal weapons to Ukraine was discussed, and in response to concerns that it might be seen as a ‘deal’ with the Korea-US summit at the right time, a bypass shell support card through Poland was considered as an alternative.
The leaked documents revealing the schedule for the transfer of Korean-made artillery shells have raised concerns regarding the potential involvement of the US in the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. While the final destination of the shells has not been specified, the likelihood of them being used to support Ukraine through a bypass route has been discussed among high-ranking officials. The sensitive nature of the leaked documents highlights the importance of maintaining strict security protocols to prevent such disclosures in the future. The ramifications of such leaks can have far-reaching consequences on international relations and must be taken seriously.
