South Korea's spy agency reports heavy casualties among North Korean troops deployed to support Russia's war in Ukraine. Despite significant losses, indications suggest North Korea may send additional troops and train a new special operations force.
A South Korean lawmaker said its spy agency reported that at least 100 North Korea ns deployed to support Russia's war effort in Ukraine have been killed since entering combat in December. The agency also said the number of injured is expected to reach nearly 1,000. Despite those losses, the agency said it had detected signs North Korea n leader Kim Jong Un was preparing to train a new special operations force to ship westward.
The lawmaker noted that the North's elite Storm Corps -- from which the initial deployment was drawn -- had 'the capacity to send reinforcements.' The NIS also predicted that Russia might offer reciprocal benefits for a new deployment, including 'modernizing North Korea's conventional weaponry.' The lawmaker added that 'several North Korean casualties' had already been attributed to Ukrainian missile and drone attacks and training accidents, with the highest ranking 'at least at the level of a general.' The NIS said the high number of casualties could be attributed to the 'unfamiliar battlefield environment, where North Korean forces are being utilized as expendable frontline assault units, and their lack of capability to counter drone attacks,'
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