This is a combat role for Pyongyang’s troops, risking a third state’s entry into the conflict provoked by Moscow’s invasion in 2022.
Thousands of North Korean troops are now on the ground in Russia, ready to support its war on Ukraine, including in the front-line Kursk region, South Korea has reported.
More than 10,000 North Korean soldiers have arrived in Russia, Seoul’s defense ministry said on Tuesday. It comes after similar announcements from Ukraine and the United States amid growing fears that the deployment of Pyongyang’s forces to the battlefield might mean an escalation of the war involving a third state.
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More than 10,000 North Korean soldiers are currently in Russia, and we assess that a significant portion of them are deployed to front-line areas, including Kursk,” spokesman Jeon Ha-kyou told a briefing.
The remarks came hours after the US Pentagon said that at least 10,000 North Korean soldiers were in Kursk. Ukraine’s forces control parts of the border region following an incursion launched in August.
According to the Ukrainian intelligence agency, as many as 12,000 North Korean troops have begun training at military bases across Russia, some 500 of whom are officers and three generals.
