SEOUL: North Korea has despatched 3,000 troops to Russia to assist its warfare in opposition to Ukraine, South Korean lawmakers stated on Wednesday (Oct 23) after being briefed by the nationwide intelligence company, twice the quantity of a earlier estimate.
Pyongyang had promised to offer a complete round 10,000 troops, and their deployment was anticipated to be accomplished by December, the lawmakers advised journalists.
Each Moscow and Pyongyang have denied reports about North Korean troopers heading to the battlefield which have additionally been made by Ukraine.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy known as on allies on Tuesday to respond to evidence of North Korean involvement in Russia’s war.
A prime US diplomat stated on Monday that Washington was consulting with its allies on the implications of North Korean involvement and added that such a growth could be a “harmful and extremely regarding growth” if true.
Seoul’s Nationwide Intelligence Service stated on Friday the North had sent around 1,500 soldiers to Russia by ship.
