Published November 20,2024
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North Korea is supplying Russia with as much as 15,000 troopers, in addition to heavy artillery and ammunition, the South Korean news company Yonhap reported on Wednesday.
Citing the National Intelligence Service (NIS) in Seoul, Yonhap stated intelligence companies consider that between 12,000 and 15,000 North Korean troops have been assigned to the Russian army and that some have already been deployed towards Ukrainian forces.
Yonhap additionally stated that Pyongyang had supplied Russia with heavy artillery together with self-propelled howitzers and rocket launchers, confirming a report by the Financial Times on Saturday.
The UK-based newspaper stated some 50 M1989 Koksan self-propelled howitzers and virtually 20 a number of rocket launchers produced in North Korea have arrived in Russia in current weeks.
The US State Department just lately claimed that 1000’s of North Korean troopers are actively combating alongside Russian forces within the border area close to Kursk, the place they’re engaged towards Ukrainian troops.
Military cooperation between Moscow and Pyongyang has elevated this yr with a mutual defence pact.
Source: www.anews.com.tr