Photo: The frontline town of Vovchansk in northeastern Ukraine was attacked by Russian airstrikes. \Associated Press

• Although South Korea has not officially provided weapons directly to Ukraine, the weapons it has sold may have been provided to Ukraine through countries such as Poland or Romania. The Washington Post said at the end of last year that South Korea provided Ukraine with more 155mm artillery shells through the United States and other countries than all European countries combined.

•Last December, South Korea’s Hanwha Group and Poland signed a military sales agreement worth more than $2.6 billion to export 152 K9 self-propelled howitzers to Poland by 2027. This agreement is only part of another larger agreement, which involves a total amount of up to $22 billion, and the content is to export a total of 672 K9 self-propelled howitzers and 288 K239 multiple rocket launchers to multiple European countries. This is the largest arms export contract in South Korea’s history.

•The Romanian Ministry of Defense announced on June 19 that it would purchase 54 K9 self-propelled howitzers and 36 K10 ammunition transport armored vehicles from South Korea, with a contract value of US$920 million.

Compiled by Ta Kung Pao