INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
online on March 26 showed North Korean Koksan self-propelled guns being transported by train through northern Crimea.North Korean troops
since August 2024.But with Ukrainian forces recently pushed back from Kursk, ZDF said Russia could quickly deploy a North Korean contingent
the longest-range conventional field artillery pieces in the world and can strike targets up to 40 kilometers away with standard shells and
Russia partially controls, the guns could be used to shell key cities like Kherson and Zaporizhzhia.The Koksan units were previously used in
was first confirmed in late 2024, when intelligence reports indicated that Pyongyang had dispatched around 11,000 troops to support Russia
South Korea estimates that roughly 4,000 of those soldiers have since been killed or wounded
In early 2025, North Korea sent an additional 3,000 troops to replenish its ranks.In addition to manpower, Pyongyang has supplied Russia
with large quantities of weaponry including short-range ballistic missiles, self-propelled artillery systems and more than 200 multiple
warned that the growing military cooperation between the two countries not only threatens to prolong the war in Ukraine but could also
undermine international sanctions designed to isolate both regimes.
