“About 2000 North Korean servicemen who were sent to Russia to participate in hostilities in Ukraine were killed, said South Korea legislators with reference to intelligence data. Source: South Korean Information Agency Yonhap Details: South Korea National Intelligence Service also noted that Pyongyang plans to send about 6,000 soldiers to Russia in the framework of the Third Party of Troops to assist Moscow in the war against Ukraine.”, – WRITE: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: Yonhap South Korean Information Agency
Details: The National Intelligence Service of South Korea also noted that Pyongyang plans to send about 6,000 soldiers to Russia in the framework of the Third Party of Troops to assist Moscow in the war against Ukraine. It is indicated that about 1000 combat engineers have already arrived in the Russian Federation.
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According to intelligence, existing troops are stationed in the “rear as a reserve forces”.
The publication reminds that since October last year, North Korea has sent about 13,000 soldiers to support Russia’s military action.
The DPRK itself reported that during the first and second stages of the deployment of troops in the Russian Federation lost about 350 soldiers.
Prehistory:
- At the end of April 2025, the South Korean legislator, citing intelligence data, stated that about 600 North Koreans died in the Russian war against Ukraine, in particular, participating in hostilities in the Kursk region of the Russian Federation.
- In June, North Korea State Media showed staff at which the country’s leader Kim Jong -in mourns his soldiers, who reported, died during Russia’s war against Ukraine.
- In August, Kim Jong -in awarded the soldiers and commanders of his army, who participated in the battles in the Kursk region on the side of the Russian invaders, and met with the families of the dead.