North Korea preparing further Russia troop deployments, no sign move imminent, Seoul says
South Korea's Defence Ministry said North Korea was continuing preparations for an additional troop deployment to Russia, but had detected no signs that such a deployment was imminent, according to a South Korean lawmaker's office. The assessment came after North Korea's Kim Yo-jong, sister of leader Kim Jong-un, last week denied Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's claim that Pyongyang…
South Korea's Defence Ministry reported that North Korea is persisting in its preparations for an additional troop deployment to Russia, though there are no indications that such a deployment is imminent, according to a South Korean lawmaker's office. This assessment followed the denial by Kim Yo-jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, that Pyongyang intended to send up to 50,000 more troops to Russia to aid its ally, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
The Korean Defence Ministry stated in a statement to lawmaker Yu Yong-weon that North Korea has continued to supply Russia with weapons systems, including short-range ballistic missiles, as reported by Yu's office. North Korea is believed to have supplied Russia with over 15 million rounds of artillery ammunition, measured in 152-millimeter shell equivalents, the ministry disclosed.
The lawmaker's office, citing a South Korean Defense Intelligence Agency assessment, indicated that North Korean missiles employed in the conflict may have improved in accuracy due to battlefield data, alongside Russian technical guidance and component support.
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