“Approximately four months after the troops were sent to war between… Russia a Ukraine(North Korea) probably accelerates preparations for follow-up activities and deployment of troops due to numerous soldier casualties and captures,” South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said.
Intelligence in Seoul reported in mid-January that at least 300 North Korean soldiers were killed, and 2700 suffered damage in the Kursk Oblast in western Russia, where Ukrainian forces have been on the offensive since August 6.
War in Ukraine. The head of Ukrainian intelligence and North Korea's plans
The head of Ukrainian military intelligence (HUR), General Kyrylo Budanov, also spoke about the possibility of Pyongyang sending another contingent on Thursday. In his opinion, the military reinforcements that will be sent to the Kursk Oblast in Russia in 2025 will include artillery and rocket units along with the equipment as well ballistic missiles short range.
According to the authorities in Seoul, the leader of North Korea Kim Jong Un sent over 10 thousand soldiers as “cannon fodder” to help Moscow in the fight against Kiev – in exchange for Russian technological assistance regarding Pyongyang's weapons and satellite programs, which are subject to strict international sanctions.
Earlier, one of the high-ranking American officials of the US Department of Defense informed about these plans. In an interview, “The New York Times” reported that meals from North Korea are expected “in the next two months”. The exact number of servicemen who will be transported to Russiaand then they will go to the front.
North Korea tests missiles
The latest JCS analysis also conveyed that North Korea would continue preparations to launch technologically advanced weapons – such as a spy satellite or an intercontinental ballistic missile, although “there are no direct signals” that such “provocations” may occur soon.
Only in January, a few days before the inauguration of the US president Donald TrumpNorth carried out two missile testsincluding a hypersonic missile.
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