"Through various sources of information and intelligence, we assess that North Korean troops who have recently engaged in combat with Ukrainian forces have suffered around 1,100 casualties," the JCS said in a statement.
South Korea warns of North Korea’s preparations to supply more troops and drones to aid Russia in the Ukraine war.
North Korea has supplied Russia with thousands of troops to fight against Ukraine, intelligence officials said, but old footage that has resurfaced on social media does not show the funeral of a general deployed by Pyongyang to lead its troops in the ongoing invasion.
South Korea's military has reported that North Korea is likely to be preparing to deploy additional troops and military equipment to Russia, potentially including kamikaze drones, in support of Moscow's war against Ukraine.
As the war in Ukraine drags on toward a fourth year, North Korea is preparing to send Moscow more troops beyond the 12,000 already there, as well as additional weapons, including suicide drones, according to the latest assessment from South Korean intelligence.
In Trump-led armistice talks, the Hermit Kingdom may want a seat at the table.
South Korea's military said Pyongyang is preparing to deploy more troops and equipment to Russia to aid Moscow's war against Ukraine. Seoul said it detected signs that North Korea is producing and supplying more suicide drones,
North Korea has already provided 240-millimeter multiple rocket launchers and 170mm self-propelled howitzers, and was seen preparing to produce more suicide drones to be shipped to Russia after leader Kim Jong Un guided a test last month, according to Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS).
In today’s computer age, it’s likely that the first shots of any war won’t happen on the battlefield but will come from someone sitting behind a keyboard and monitor. For the United States, the hacking threats posed by countries like North Korea,
The country’s politicians are in a stalemate battle over the constitutional court that will decide the future of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol.
Despite the relatively high casualty rate, Zelensky added that North Korea might send even more resources to Russian dictator Vladimir Putin’s armies.