According to the Washington Post, there may even be thousands of North Korean soldiers in Ukraine.
Despite the fact that Russia denies the information, several independent sources have confirmed to the Washington Post newspaperthat North Korea has sent soldiers to Ukraine to help Russia.
According to the Ukrainian intelligence officer interviewed by the newspaper, there are several thousand soldiers.
North Korea has supported Russia’s illegal war of aggression in Ukraine since the beginning.
According to the intelligence information of several different countries, it has delivered to Russia, for example, old Soviet-era ammunition, which Russia needs.
In the summer, the president of Russia Vladimir Putin visited Pyongyang and signed a defense agreement together with the leader of North Korea Kim Jong-un with. The agreement gives the countries mutual security guarantees if one of the countries is the target of a military attack.
Both benefit from cooperation
Military cooperation between Russia and North Korea is not new. The Soviet Union already supported North Korea during the Korean War in 1950–1953.
It is clear that Russia benefits from North Korean soldiers and ammunition in Ukraine. And what good is this for North Korea?
There are several reasons.
A South Korean military expert interviewed by the Washington Post Lee Ho-ryung’s according to North Korea, the weapons delivered to Ukraine are in such poor condition that North Korea wants to send its own soldiers to maintain them.
It is also valuable for North Korea to get information about how its aging weapons work in a war situation.
In addition, North Korea has sent workers to the Russian-occupied areas in Luhansk to help with reconstruction.
They get paid for their work, which in turn helps North Korea build up its foreign exchange reserves.