Ukraine's military intelligence agency said last week it had detected North Korean troops in the border Kursk region of Russia, where Kyiv has a foothold.
About 3,000 North Korean soldiers are now fighting alongside Russian troops, with thousands more still to come, Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky said.'North Korean soldiers and officers are already on the territory of Russia, and they are already being used on our territory—3,000 North Korean soldiers,' the Ukrainian president said during an appearance at a conference with Kyiv's Nordic backers in Reykjavik, Iceland.
More than two and a half years into full-scale war in Ukraine, Kyiv and Moscow are looking for new ways to refill their exhausted ranks, with the winter unlikely to provide a reprieve from high casualty counts.North Korean troops swelling Russian ranks would likely be a very appealing prospect for the Kremlin, staring down the unpopular options of mobilizing more personnel or sending conscripts to Ukraine.
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