According to Seoul, North Korea sends more troops to Russia to participate in the war against Ukraine

North Korea sent additional troops to the Russian region of KurskSouth Korea adds in a short statement, as reported by the National Intelligence Service, adding that it is trying to determine exactly how many troops it has used in Russia. According to South Korean media, North Korea Additional military units to the battlefield In the first week of February, which was allegedly withdrawn from the region, from the Kursk region of Russia.

Kiev’s troops continue a support point in Kursk after their brave trips in August last year, and faced the strong pressure of the Russian forces to evacuate the Ukrainians in what is handled in general. People’s ability to humiliate the Kremlin’s ability To protect the borders of the country. The South Korean environment ‘Joongang’, talked about numerous sources, reported that North Korea sent 3,000 soldiers to Russia between January and February 2025.

The South Korean National Intelligence Service (NIS) did not officially respond to the Reuters Agency application. Troops MOVED BY CARGO SHIPS AND Russian Military Aircraft. Motorized rifles, engineers and recognition units that have never participated in the battles of the Kursk region came.

In October 10,000 and 12,000 North Korean soldiers came to Russia (even by sea) and the US, South Korea and Ukraine, according to intelligence reports were used in the battles of the Kursk region. North Korean soldiers are very disciplined and Well educatedHowever, observers claim that they have become an easy target of drone and artillery attacks on the battlefields due to lack of experience in war areas and ignorance of land.

Ukrainian and Western experts Russian forces also used North Korean weapons. South Korea, the United States and partners are concerned that Russia can reward North Korea by transferring high -tech weapon technologies that can significantly increase the nuclear weapon program. North Korea is expected to receive financial aid and another Russian species.

North Korean military died or injured up to 4,000

Pionyang He did not officially recognize his military support To Russia during the Ukrainian War. According to Ukrainian estimates, North Korean troops were subjected to significant losses (dead and injured until 4,000). In the early January, the North Korean troops retired from the war zone, but in the middle of February, the North Korean army reappeared in the Kursk region.

At the beginning of February, Ukrainian President Volumimir Zelenski, Russian troops returned to North Korean soldiers to Kursk regionAnd new attacks were produced in this area. According to him, hundreds of Russian and North Korean soldiers were killed.

A group of Washington DC center, War Working Institute, said Russia sends hundreds of civil servants to North KoreaOfficially for rehabilitation, but your stay can be part of a military training program for North Korean soldiers and may be a shopping experience in war.

Finally, on February 19, Vadim Skibitsky from Gur (the main intelligence direction of the Ukrainian Armed Forces) Approximately 1,000 North Korean Army Military They are trained in Russia with new military teams that increase their activities in the war. According to him, the North Korean army rapidly dominates modern tactics and strategies, including drone work.

Additional resources • Isw, Reuters, Meduza, Ukrainian Pravda