North Korea confirms that it dispatched troops to Russia to support its war against Ukraine
North Korea on Monday confirmed for the first time that it has sent troops to Russia to support its war against Ukraine.
U.S., South Korean and Ukraine intelligence officials have said that North Korea last fall dispatched about 10,000-12,000 . But North Korea hadn바카라 게임 웹사이트t confirmed or denied its reported troop deployments to Russia until Monday.
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In a statement provided to North Korea바카라 게임 웹사이트s state media, the North바카라 게임 웹사이트s Central Military Commission of the ruling Workers바카라 게임 웹사이트 Party said leader Kim Jong Un had decided to send combat troops to Russia under a mutual defense treaty.
It cited Kim as saying that the troops바카라 게임 웹사이트 deployment was meant to 바카라 게임 웹사이트annihilate and wipe out the Ukrainian neo-Nazi occupiers and liberate the Kursk area in cooperation with the Russian armed forces.바카라 게임 웹사이트
바카라 게임 웹사이트They who fought for justice are all heroes and representatives of the honor of the motherland,바카라 게임 웹사이트 Kim said, according to the statement.
In February, South Korea바카라 게임 웹사이트s spy agency said North Korea appears to have sent to Russia, after its suffered heavy casualties.
In January, the NIS said about 300 North Korean soldiers had died and another 2,700 had been injured. earlier put the , though U.S. estimates were lower at around 1,200.