North Korea has deployed more troops to Russia: Seoul spy agency
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South Korean intel reports North Korean troops sent to Russia to aid in fighting Ukrainian offensive in Kursk.
North Korea has sent more soldiers to Russia and re-deployed several to the frontline in Kursk, Seoul's spy agency told AFP on Thursday (February 27, 2025).
South Korean and Western intelligence agencies have said that more than 10,000 soldiers from the reclusive state were sent to Russia last year to help it fight a shock Ukrainian offensive into the Kursk border region.
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Earlier this month, Seoul said North Korean soldiers previously fighting alongside Russia's Army on the Kursk frontline had not been engaged in combat since mid-January.
Ukraine also said they had been withdrawn following heavy losses.
On Thursday, an official from Seoul's National Intelligence Agency said they had been "redeployed" there.
That came alongside "some additional troop deployments appearing to have taken place," the official added.
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