North Korea providing more troops to Russia, South Korea alleges

Published February 27, 2025 1:13pm ET



North Korea allegedly provided more troops to Russia for support in their war in Ukraine, according to South Korea’s spy agency.

South Korea’s National Intelligence Service announced it detected new troop movements from North Korea but did not specify how many troops have been deployed to Russia recently. Their statement came after a local news outlet, JoongAng, reported that North Korea had sent another 1,000-3,000 troops since January via ship and cargo planes.

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