
Up to 10,000 North Korean Soldiers Sent to Russia: South Korean Intelligence
Published on October 18, 2024
South Korea’s National Intelligence Service (NIS) has said it has evidence that North Korean soldiers are being sent to Russia and are likely to be deployed to the front lines in Ukraine as soon as they complete acclimatization training. The intelligence agency reported that in early August, it detected Kim Jeong-sik, a top North Korean official, visiting the KN-23 missile launch site near the Russia-Ukraine front several times, accompanied by military officers to provide guidance. The NIS then closely monitored North Korean military movements and, on Friday, said that in early October, it observed ships transporting 1,500 North Korean soldiers at a time to Vladivostok in Russia’s Far East....
