South Korea's military warns of increased North Korean involvement in Russia's war in Ukraine, including more troop deployments and weapons shipments.
South Korea's military has said that North Korea is preparing to deploy more troops and send additional equipment to Russia after approximately 1,100 soldiers have been killed to support Moscow's war with Ukraine, according to Seoul news outlet Yonhap News Agency.This news from the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), consisting of chiefs from each branch of South Korea's military, comes after Pyongyang previously deployed more than 11,000 soldiers to the frontlines in Kursk.
Newsweek reached out to the North Korean embassy in the U.K. and the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation for comment via email.The additional deployment of North Korean troops and sending of more weapons to Russia is significant because the mobilization of more troops may extend the length of the war with Ukraine, and delay peace negotiations. Moreover, North Korea's shipment of additional weapons may cause further casualties and infrastructure damage in Ukraine, and cause Kyiv to shift tactics in the war going forward in order to combat both Russian and North Korean forces.South Korea's JCS has said that no particular signs of provocation have been detected in North Korea and said that Pyongyang is focused on expanding its military cooperation with Russia. Deploying additional troops to receive training by Russian forces and combat experience on the frontlines would achieve this goal, as North Korean troops have not been exposed to combat since 1953, following the end of the Korean War.South Korea's military did not rule out the possibility that North Korea could stage a surprise provocation around the time of a major political event and stated that they predict they will continue launching trash balloons at the South and conducting GPS jamming attacks.The JCS has also said that North Korea is not only planning to deploy additional troops but also may send suicide drones to Russia to aid Vladimir Putin's war with Ukrain
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