South Korean intelligence has found thatΒ North KoreaΒ has dispatched 12,000 troops, including special operation forces, to supportΒ 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.
The Yonhap news agency cited the National Intelligence Service as saying that they have already left the country and formed into four brigades. Other South Korean media outlets carried similar reports.
If confirmed, it would be North Korea’s first major participation in a foreign war. North Korea has 1.2 million troops, one of the largest militaries in the world, but it lacks actual combat experience.
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