Kim Still Bolsters Russia's Ukraine Fight

North Korea sent an additional 3,000 troops to Russia this year and is still supplying missiles, artillery, and ammunition to help Moscow fight Kyiv, Seoul's military said yesterday.

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Seoul - North Korea sent an additional 3,000 troops to Russia this year and is still supplying missiles, artillery, and ammunition to help Moscow fight Kyiv, Seoul's military said yesterday.

Traditional allies Russia and North Korea have drawn closer since Moscow's 2022 invasion of Ukraine, with Seoul accusing leader Kim Jong-un of sending thousands of troops and containers of weapons to help Moscow.

Neither Moscow nor Pyongyang has officially confirmed the troop deployment, but the two countries signed a sweeping military deal last year, including a mutual defense clause, when Russian President Vladimir Putin made a rare visit to North Korea.