INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
official confirmed Wednesday that thousands of North Korean soldiers were sent to Russia for training, but said that their exact mission
remained unclear."We know that thousands of DPRK troops are in Russia to be trained
We don't know what their mission will be or if they'll go on to fight in Ukraine," the unnamed official said, using an abbreviation for
North Korea's official name."Russia is suffering extraordinary casualties on the battlefield every day
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin earlier provided the first confirmation from Washington about the reported deployment of North Korean troops
He also said it was not yet clear why the troops were sent there."What exactly they're doing? Left to be seen," he told journalists
"If they're co-belligerents, their intention is to participate in this war on Russia's behalf, that is a very, very serious
issue."Meanwhile, NATO spokeswoman Farah Dakhlallah said that the military bloc's "allies have confirmed evidence of a DPRK troop deployment
to Russia," without identifying the countries."If these troops are destined to fight in Ukraine, it would mark a significant escalation in
North Korea's support for Russia's illegal war and yet another sign of Russia's significant losses on the front lines," Dakhlallah
said.South Korea's intelligence agency said last week that Pyongyang deployed an initial contingent of 1,500 special forces soldiers to
On Wednesday, it told South Korean lawmakers that an additional 1,500 troops were sent."The planned deployment of about 10,000 troops from
North Korea to Russia is expected to have occurred by December," lawmaker Park Sun-won told reporters.North Korea denied that it sent
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