North Korea Prepares A New Batch Of Soldiers For Russia

• 26.06.2025, 12:14

Intelligence has given a timeline for the deployment.

North Korea may send more troops to Russia to join the war against Ukraine in July or August. Pyongyang continues to supply weapons to Russia.

This was reported by Reuters.

South Korea's National Intelligence Service (NIS) believes Russia may be preparing for a major offensive in Ukraine in July or August, the country's parliament member Lee Seong-gwon told reporters after a closed-door briefing.

"Additional deployment could happen as early as July or August," Lee said, adding that the agency cited new troop training by North Korea and a recent visit to Pyongyang by Sergei Shoigu, the head of Russia's Security Council, as reasons for its assessment.

In exchange for North Korea supplying artillery ammunition and missiles to Russia, Pyongyang is likely receiving technical advice on satellite launches and missile guidance systems, according to NIS.