South Korea’s defense chief is claiming North Korea is sending soldiers to help Russia fight in Ukraine.
He told the parliament of South Korea, “As Russia and North Korea have signed a mutual treaty akin to a military alliance, the possibility of such a deployment is highly likely. The relations between Russia and North Korea are evolving to be almost as close as a military alliance. As such, more North Korean troops could be deployed in the war, from how we look at it.”
North Korea Now Sending Troops to Ukraine to Fight Alongside Russians – PJ Media– pjmedia.com
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North Korea is already supplying Russia with tens of thousands of 155MM artillery shells and other military supplies in exchange for Russian food and oil the impoverished nation desperately needs.
Now, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is sending his soldiers to fight side by side with Russians in Ukraine.
“As Russia and North Korea have signed a mutual treaty akin to a military alliance, the possibility of such a deployment is highly likely,” South Korea’s defense chief told the country’s parliament, adding that more of Pyongyang’s soldiers are likely to be deployed.
“The relations between Russia and North Korea are evolving to be almost as close as a military alliance,” he said. “As such, more North Korean troops could be deployed in the war, from how we look at it.”
Minister Kim says it’s “highly likely” that six North Korean officers were blown up in a Ukrainian missile strike on Donetsk last week. “We assess that the occurrence of casualties among North Korean officers and soldiers in Ukraine is highly likely, considering various circumstances,” Kim said, adding that they expect North Korea to send more troops to Russia soon.
Russia and North Korea have deepened their ties following Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, culminating in a defense pact signed between the two countries in June when President Vladimir Putin visited the Asian country for the first time in 25 years.
The pact, which represents a sign of the strongest partnership between the two since the Cold War, envisions mutual military assistance between Moscow and Pyongyang if either is attacked.
The move added to concerns in the West that North Korea is providing Moscow with munitions to wage its war in Ukraine in exchange for economic assistance and technology transfers.
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