S. Korea detects signs of N. Korea preparing more troops, drones for Russia

South Korea's military said on Dec 23 that it has detected signs of North Korea preparing to send more troops and weapons, including suicide drones, to Russia to support its war against Ukraine.

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North Korea has already provided 240mm multiple rocket launchers and 170mm self-propelled howitzers, and was seen preparing to produce more suicide drones to be shipped to Russia after leader Kim Jong Un guided a test last month, according to Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS).

"Suicide drones are one of the tasks Kim Jong Un has focused on," a JCS official said, adding that the North had expressed its intention to give them to Russia.