DPRK to deploy additional troops to Russia — media
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North Korea is preparing to deploy additional troops to Russia and supply kamikaze drones for the war in Ukraine. As of now, the losses of DPRK soldiers at the front are estimated at about 1,100 people.
This was reported by South Korean intelligence, Yonhap reports.
DPRK troops in the war in Ukraine
According to South Korea, Pyongyang is planning to expand its presence in Russia and continues to supply Moscow with 240-mm rocket launchers and 170-mm self-propelled artillery systems. There are also some indications that the North moves to the production and supply of kamikaze drones to Russia.
Seoul explains these actions by Pyongyang as attempts to gain practical experience in warfare and modernize its conventional weapons system.
In addition, as of today, South Korean intelligence estimates the DPRK's losses in the war in Ukraine at about 1,100 people (killed and wounded).
As a reminder, the Security Service of Ukraine recently released intercepted conversations of the invaders, which refer to significant losses among DPRK military personnel in the Kursk region.
At the same time, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Russia is already using North Korean soldiers for assaults. So far, it is only the Kursk region.
According to him, Russia has already engaged 12,000 North Korean troops in the war against Ukraine.
In addition, the president said that the Russian occupiers mutilate the bodies of DPRK soldiers. It is known that they burn their faces.
