South Korea's National Intelligence Service (NIS) has reported that North Korea is sending additional soldiers to Russia amidst significant casualties on the Ukrainian front. This assessment follows a previous estimate that around 11,000 North Korean troops were deployed to assist Russia's invasion. Analysts warn that these troops may become easy targets due to their inexperience and communication barriers. Recent reports also indicate that North Korean soldiers have been ordered to lead attacks and, rather than be captured, to take their own lives. Additionally, North Korea's military cooperation with Russia has strengthened following recent summits.
It appears that there has been a deployment of additional troops, but their size is still being examined, the NIS was quoted as saying by South Korea's state-funded Yonhap News Agency.
Defence analysts have suggested that the North Korean troops are likely to be easy targets for Ukrainian drone and artillery attacks due to their lack of combat experience and inability to communicate with their Russian superiors.
Ukrainian commanders in the field have also reported that Russian forces have used North Korean troops to spearhead attacks and ordered them to take their own lives rather than be captured.
In November, Kim officially ratified a mutual defence treaty with Russia that obliges the two countries to provide immediate military assistance using all means necessary if either faces aggression.
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