Russia inducts North Korean servicemen into its military equipment, announced today the South Korean lawmaker Park Sung-won, a member of the parliamentary committee on intelligence, after a report by the National Intelligence Service of South Korea, reports Reuters, quoted by BTA.
Parliamentarians in Seoul have confirmed President Yoon Suk-yeol's words that senior North Korean military commanders and troops may be deployed to the frontline in Ukraine on Moscow's side. Both the head of state and the deputies did not specify a deadline for the implementation of this decision, notes Reuters. Meanwhile, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte also confirmed the possibility of the deployment of North Korean units in the ranks of the Russian army in the Kursk region.
North Korea is preparing to launch a new military surveillance satellite with technological support from Russia, according to South Korea's National Intelligence Service data shared with South Korean lawmakers.
According to the South Korean military intelligence report, the DPRK sent about 4,000 workers to Russia this year.
At the same time, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, Kim Yo-chen, has ordered an increase in her brother's security amid fears of an assassination attempt on him. She has also taken on the role of mentor to her niece, Kim Joo-e, whose rank in the hierarchy has been elevated, Reuters notes.