North Korea has supplied Russia with additional shipments of weapons and rocket launchers to help bolster its war versus Ukraine, a South Korean lawmaker said Wednesday.South Koreas National Intelligence Service (NIS) confirmed deliveries of 170mm self-propelled artillery and 240mm long-range rocket launchers, according to Lee Seong-kweun, a member of the parliamentary intelligence committee.
North Korea likewise dispatched workers to maintain the weapons, which are not part of Russias standard arsenal.The NIS evaluated that a few of the approximately 11,000 North Korean soldiers stationed in Russias southwestern Kursk area have actually been deployed with Russian airborne and marine units, where they went through tactical training and engaged in battle, Lee said.
Casualties among the North Korean soldiers have actually been reported.Neither Moscow nor Pyongyang has actually verified North Korean troop deployment, though Pyongyang formerly asserted that any such relocations would abide by worldwide law.Military ties between the two nations have visibly enhanced in recent months, with Russian President Vladimir Putin signing a defense agreement with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un throughout a rare see to Pyongyang in June.Seoul, which has actually resisted sending out deadly help to Kyiv, has stated it might reconsider its policy in the middle of issues over North Koreas growing military support for Russia.