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South Korea's Ministry of Defense: North Korea may have sent military personnel to support Russia in its war against Ukraine

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South Korea's Ministry of Defense: North Korea may have sent military personnel to support Russia in its war against Ukraine

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South Korean Defense Minister Kim Jong-un believes that North Korea may have sent its military personnel to Russian-occupied Ukrainian regions to support Russia's war against Ukraine.
The head of the defense department made this statement during a parliamentary speech, commenting on media reports about the death of North Korean army officers near occupied Donetsk, according to the Korea Times.

"As Russia and North Korea have signed a mutual treaty akin to a military alliance, the possibility of such a deployment is highly likely," said Kim.

He explained that this assessment is made against the backdrop of deepening ties between North Korea and Russia, highlighted by a large-scale strategic partnership agreement between the two countries, which includes mutual defense provisions, signed by North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and Russian ruler Vladimir Putin in June.

"Given this, a recent report on North Korean troop casualties in a Russian-occupied territory near the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk is also likely to be true," the minister noted.

North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un, center, visits military artillery school in North Korea, in this photo provided by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency, Oct. 6 Yonhap

 

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