North Korea has earned an estimated $20 billion in economic benefits through its military support for Russia’s war in Ukraine, according to a South Korean think tank, underscoring the windfall Pyongyang has received from providing troops, weapons and ammunition.

In the report published earlier this month, the ROK government-funded Korea Institute for Defense Analyses (KIDA) assessed that North Korea has reaped the most from sending munitions and supplies, estimating its earnings at some $19.2 billion (27.4 trillion won).

Pyongyang has also earned another $630 million (900 billion won) from technology transfers and $280 million (400 billion won) from manpower contributions,