US EditionNorth Korea to send as many as 30,000 troops to bolster Russia’s forces, Ukrainian officials say
- North Korea plans to send an additional 25,000 to 30,000 soldiers to Russia, tripling its troop presence in the conflict, according to a Ukrainian intelligence assessment.
- Around 4,000 North Korean soldiers were killed or injured in previous deployments, but Pyongyang continues to support Moscow.
- The Ukrainian military estimates the North Korean troops will engage in combat in Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine.
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They are replenishing the 11,000-strong force that arrived in November and was exhausted in the war in Ukraine.
North Korea is prepared to triple its military number fighting for Russia along the border lines with Ukraine, sending more than 25,000 to 30,000 soldiers to help Moscow, according to an assessment of information services by Ukrainian officials, CNN writes.
Moscow celebrates: "Empty U.S. deposits..." Kim immediately sends new reinforcements to the front.
The friendship between the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, and the “supreme leader” of North Korea, Kim Jong-un, has become even closer during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, in fact the North Korean leader has sent troops to fight on the Russian battle fronts.
Troops could arrive in Russia in the coming months. North Korea could even triple the number of its soldiers in the Russian army, sending another 25,000 to 30,000 to the war in Ukraine.
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