North Korea has reportedly deployed its troops in Russia to fight against Ukraine amid the ongoing conflict. North Korean soldiers are being sent to Russia to participate in the war against Ukraine. A video purportedly showing North Korean soldiers arriving at a Russian military base for training also surfaced on social media. Russia and North Korea have become close allies, with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un calling Putin his “closest comrade” on the latter's birthday last week. "These (North Korean) troops movements, if true, are alarming and are an extreme escalation of the conflict in Ukraine.

Source: The North Africa Journal October 19, 2024 11:35 UTC