The government of South Korea is discussing with the country's parliament the possibility of sending a group of intelligence officers and specialists from related services to Ukraine to analyze the tactics and weapons used by North Korean troops participating in the war on the side of Russia.
This was reported by Yonhap.
Kim Yong-hyun, head of the South Korean Ministry of Defense, stated at a parliamentary defense committee hearing that sending a group of observers to Kyiv would be important for the country's security, emphasizing that such a team would not mean the deployment of South Korean troops in Ukraine.
"A monitoring team is different from the deployment of troops. The team is not a military unit that operates under a command system and is deployed unarmed. It will consist of a small number of professionals who make a short-term visit," Kim said.
He stressed that the deployment of such a monitoring group would be based on Seoul's needs, not a request from the UN or a country engaged in war (referring to Ukraine).
The South Korean parliament must approve the government's decision to send the monitoring team to Ukraine.
