South’s spy agency says North Korea was participating in the war in Ukraine and had decided to send 12,000 troops

The National Intelligence Service said more North Korean troops are expected to be sent to Russia soon.

South Korean intelligence has found that North Korea has dispatched 12,000 troops to support Russia’s war with Ukraine, Yonhap news agency said.

SEOUL, South Korea—South Korean intelligence has found that North Korea has dispatched 12,000 troops including special operation forces to support Russia’s war against Ukraine, news reports said Friday. Yonhap news agency cited the National Intelligence Service as saying that the North Korean troops have already left the country. The NIS…

During a meeting in Pyongyang in June, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a pact stipulating mutual military assistance if either country is attacked, in what was considered the two countries’ biggest defense deal since the end of the Cold War.

South Korean intelligence reports North Korea sent troops to support Russia in Ukraine, raising concerns of global conflict.

South Korean intelligence has found that North Korea has dispatched 12,000 troops including special operation forces to support Russia’s war against Ukraine, news reports said Friday, a development that could bring a third country into the war and intensify a standoff between North Korea and the West.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.Gavriil GRIGOROV / POOL / AFPNorth Korea is set to send thousands of troops to aid

South Korea's spy agency said Friday that North Korea has dispatched troops to support Russia's war against Ukraine, a development that could bring a third country into the war and intensify a standoff between North Korea and the West.

South Korean intelligence agency estimates the North could send around 12,000 soldiers in total.

SEOUL (Oct 18): North Korea has decided to send a "large-scale" troop deployment to support Moscow's war in Ukraine, with 1,500 special forces already in Russia's Far East and undergoing training, Seoul's spy agency said today. The National Intelligence Service released detailed satellite images

The first 1,500 troops arrive in Russia ahead of going to Ukraine, South Korea's spy agency has said.

12,000 North Korean troops are said to be joining the Russian army on the frontline in Ukraine - with soldiers having reportedly already set off, according to the National Intelligence Service