South Korea sees no signs of new deployment of North Korean troops to Russia
South Korea’s Defense Intelligence Agency has not detected signs of an imminent deployment of additional North Korean troops to Russia, the aggressor state. At the same time, Pyongyang, according to the intelligence assessment, continues to prepare for a possible additional deployment, Korea Herald reports.
Intelligence assessment
A report by the Defense Intelligence Agency was obtained by Yoo Yong-won, a lawmaker from the main opposition People Power Party. The document states that North Korea continues preparations for deployment, but no signs of an imminent dispatch of additional troops have been identified.
A military official also confirmed that North Korea is likely conducting internal preparations for a possible new deployment. At the same time, no movements indicating actual preparations to send troops have been recorded at the operational level.
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Statements about possible reinforcement
Last month, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Russia was preparing to deploy another 30,000 North Korean troops to the border area in the southwest to assist in the war against Ukraine. Last week, Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, rejected this statement, calling it unfounded.
According to the Defense Intelligence Agency’s assessment, since October 2024 North Korea has sent more than 16,000 troops to Russia; many of them are likely to have been killed or wounded. Intelligence also believes that Pyongyang has transferred more than 15 million artillery shells to Russia.
