Forthcoming joint drills by US and South Korean forces will factor in North Korea’s deepening military ties with Russia, according to a statement from Seoul, underscoring growing concerns about that alliance as tensions rise globally.

The fresh deployment comes after North Korea suffered heavy casualties on the front lines in Russia’s war against Ukraine, the South’s spy agency says.

South Korea’s spy agency says North Korea appears to have sent more troops to Russia, after its soldiers deployed on the Russian-Ukraine fronts suffered heavy casualties.

But invading Russia has not worked even for military geniuses like Charles of Sweden or Napoleon, not even for the seemingly all-powerful Nazis in 1941. America had been ambiguous about defending South Korea.

North Korea appears to have sent more troops to Russia despite its soldiers suffering heavy casualties fighting on the front lines in Ukraine, South Korea’s main spy agency said Thursday. Seoul’s National Intelligence Service (NIS) said it was trying to figure out how many additional troops North Korea deployed to Russia,

South Korea’s National Intelligence Service says it is assessing size of Pyongyang’s deployment to the war in Ukraine.

South Korea's spy agency also said there appears to be a deployment of fresh North Korean troops. This comes after reports of earlier heavy losses.

South Korea's spy agency said Thursday that North Korea appears to have sent additional troops to Russia after its soldiers deployed on the Russian-Ukraine fronts suffered heavy casualties. The National Intelligence Service said in a brief statement it was trying to determine how many more troops North Korea has deployed to Russia.

North Korea allegedly provided more troops to Russia for support in their war in Ukraine, according to South Korea's spy agency.

South Korea’s spy agency said Thursday that North Korea appears to have sent additional troops to Russia, after its soldiers deployed on the Russian-Ukraine fronts

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said Thursday that Moscow believes Pyongyang's measures to 'strengthen defense capabilities' are 'fully justified under conditions of current escalation' - Anadolu