{"id":1065096,"date":"2024-12-23T15:42:34","date_gmt":"2024-12-23T13:42:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/?p=1065096"},"modified":"2024-12-23T15:42:56","modified_gmt":"2024-12-23T13:42:56","slug":"seoul-n-korea-set-to-dispatch-more-troops-send-suicide-drones-to-russia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/seoul-n-korea-set-to-dispatch-more-troops-send-suicide-drones-to-russia\/","title":{"rendered":"Seoul: N. Korea set to dispatch more troops, send suicide drones to Russia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The DPRK is likely preparing for an additional deployment of troops and arms supplies to Russia, possibly including one-way attack drones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The South Korean military said this on Monday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ukrinform.net\/rubric-ato\/3941000-seoul-n-korea-set-to-dispatch-more-troops-send-suicide-drones-to-russia.html\">Ukrinform reports<\/a>, citing\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.yna.co.kr\/view\/AEN20241223002751315\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Yonhap<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;A comprehensive assessment of multiple intelligence shows that North Korea is preparing to rotate or increase the deployment of troops (in Russia), while currently supplying 240 millimeter rocket launchers and 170 mm self-propelled artillery,&#8221; the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition, there are &#8220;some signs&#8221; that the DPRK is moving to manufacture and supply suicide drones, first unveiled during Kim Jong-un&#8217;s on-site inspection in November.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last month, North Korean state media reported that the DPRK leader observed a test of various types of kamikaze drones and called for their full-scale production.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As Ukrinform reported earlier, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the number of North Korean troops deployed in Russia, in particular in Kursk region, currently does not exceed 12,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to South Korean intelligence, at least 100 North Korean forces stationed in Russia have been killed and another 1,000 have been injured in battles with Ukrainian troops in Kursk region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read also:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/zelensky-criticizes-fico-s-visit-to-putin-discounts-on-gas-come-at-the-cost-of-sovereignty\/\">Zelensky Criticizes Fico\u2019s Visit to Putin: \u201cDiscounts on Gas Come at the Cost of Sovereignty\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The DPRK is likely preparing for an additional deployment of troops and &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":1065097,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[49,36415],"tags":[78],"sources":[],"class_list":["post-1065096","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-en","category-11473-news-en","tag-homepage-en"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Seoul: N. 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