No signs of additional deployment of N. Korean troops to Russia detected: S. Korean military
SEOUL, Aug. 23 (Yonhap) -- No signs have been detected of any imminent dispatch ...
No evidence has emerged of a forthcoming transfer of additional North Korean soldiers to Russia, stated a lawmaker on Sunday, citing a report from the South Korean military. North Korea is reportedly still preparing for a possible deployment of extra troops to Russia, according to Rep. Yoo Yong-won from the main opposition People Power Party.
A report submitted to Rep. Yoo indicates that while North Korea is indeed preparing for deployment, no signs of an imminent deployment of additional troops have been identified. This assessment follows Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's claim in a previous month that Russia was planning to bring in an additional 30,000 North Korean troops to a border area in the southwest to support its conflict with Ukraine.
A military official confirmed that North Korea seems to be internally preparing for the potential of a further deployment, but as of now, no actual preparations have been detected at the operational level. Last week, Kim Yo-jong, the influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, was reportedly in talks with Russian officials about the potential troop deployment.
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