South Korean Intelligence: North Korea Ready To Deploy 12,000 Troops Against Ukraine

• 18.10.2024, 13:15

Seoul is ready to respond with all available means.

The DPRK is participating in Russia's war against Ukraine. North Korea has decided to send 12,000 troops to Ukraine.

Reuters reported.

South Korea believes that the DPRK has sent troops to Russia, which means a serious threat to the security of the international community. Seoul is ready to respond "with all available means."

South Korean intelligence agency said that North Korea is participating in the war in Ukraine and has decided to send 12,000 troops, including special forces.

The Yonhap publication reported, citing its sources, that North Korea has decided to deploy four brigades, including a special forces unit, and that the movement of troops has already begun.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol held an unscheduled security meeting with key intelligence, military, and national security officials to discuss the participation of North Korean troops in Russia's war against Ukraine.

South Korea's presidential office said Seoul and its allies had closely monitored the North's troop deployment to Russia from the initial stages. However, it did not provide any intelligence to confirm the deployment or its involvement in the fighting.