DPRK sends reinforcements to Kursk region - South Korean intelligence
In early February, North Korea sent reinforcements to the Kursk region, despite the fact that DPRK troops had suffered significant losses.
According to Censor.NET, this was reported by Reuters with reference to the South Korean media and intelligence.
According to sources, the new units were sent to combat positions in the Kursk region of Russia. In this region, Russian troops are fighting with the Ukrainian military
Earlier, the South Korean edition of JoongAng wrote, citing anonymous sources, that up to 3,000 North Korean troops were deployed to Russia in January-February.
"In January and February of this year, approximately 1,000 to 3,000 North Korean troops were deployed to the front in the Kursk region by Russian ships and military aircraft," the newspaper quoted its sources as saying.
According to one of them, the reinforcements include motorised infantry, sappers, and electronic intelligence units, which were not in the contingent sent in October.
Also, South Korea's National Intelligence Service (NIS) has previously reported that North Korea has already sent more than 11,000 troops to Russia to participate in the war against Ukraine. Ukraine and Western experts also claim that Russian troops are using North Korean weapons.
However, the NIS has not yet provided an official comment or responded to journalists' inquiries.
DPRK troops in the war against Ukraine
On 13 October 2024, Volodymyr Zelenskyy pointed to increased cooperation between Russia and North Korea and called on the partners to increase military assistance to Ukraine.
On 14 October, Russian dictator Vladimir Putin introduced a bill to the State Duma to ratify the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Agreement between Russia and North Korea.
Later, it became known that Russia was training ten thousand North Korean troops for the war in Ukraine, including infantry.
Russia may pay for the participation of North Korea's military in the war against Ukraine with nuclear weapons technology.
