According to the South Korean spy agency, North Korean troops have been sent to fight Russia in the war for several weeks, and raised speculation that they have been withdrawn after suffering heavy losses.
The National Intelligence Service in Seoul this week confirmed media reports that North Korean troops have been pulled from the front of the mid -January.
North Korea began sending 11,000 troops to the Russian Kacha Korah region at the end of 2024, the North ruler, Kim Jong Un, and Russian President, Vladimir Putin immediately. Later, he agreed to a mutual defense agreement to strengthen his alliance, which he called for that he prepared to strengthen his alliance. US -led “Western domination”.
Their involvement has come at a heavy price. In South Korea, intelligence officials said North Korea killed about 300 300 and injured about 2,700. In January, Ukrainian President, Wolodmeer Zelannsky, published a clip showing that two of North Korea’s possession, one of which told his commanders told him that he was sent to “training exercises”. Is
North soldiers, who did not see the fight before being deployed, are said to have not been ready for strong facts of war in unknown regions and are especially prone to Ukraine drones.
Intelligence officials in the south have claimed that notices have been found on North Korean dead soldiers, which shows that the government is expected to kill himself instead of being a prisoner.
The arrival of North Korean troops raised fears that between the claims of military officials in South Korea, the war could take a dangerous turning point for Ukraine that the government in Pyongyang is preparing to send more troops.
In exchange for sending personnel, weapons and ammunition, Russian satellite is hoping to access the Russian satellite technology in the north and acquire foreign currency to fund its nuclear and ballistic missile programs.
The South’s Intelligence Service said that a large number of casualties were a factor of a clear decision to withdraw North Korean troops, where the Ukrainian forces launched a surprising action in August 2024.
Seth Jones of the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington estimates this week that more than half of North Korean troops have been sent to Ukraine, who were killed or injured in Russia’s “war of war”.
“The rate of casualties was significant, according to the Yun Hop News Agency, Jones said during the podcast appearance.” “Through most accounts we were able to look somewhere between a third and perhaps real height, perhaps 50 % of North Korean forces killed.
“Once again, [it’s] In fact, it is difficult to know… with more than a thousand dead. They are amazing killings for the power of 11,000 [to] 12,000. “
North Korea has not publicly acknowledged its role in the war, but in October, Putin did not deny that North’s forces arrived in Russia. North Korea’s deputy minister, Kim Jong -ul -Gai, said such a deployment would be in accordance with international law.
