North Korea's decision to send troops to Russia puts Ukraine, allies on edge

Russia’s plans to bolster its invasion of Ukraine with North Korean troops has sparked warnings from Seoul, which says it could supply weapons to Kyiv for the first time.North Korea has long provided ammunition and artillery shells to Russia, as it sells its stockpile of Soviet-era weapons to replenish dwindling frontline supplies while bolstering its own fledgling economy.But, having sent hundreds of thousands of soldiers to their death, compounded by so-called “meat grinder” tactics, Russia is now desperate for another resource: manpower.”We know about 10,000 soldiers of North Korea that they are preparing to send to fight against us,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenkyy said last week.”That’s really, I think, a big problem,” he added.Ukraine is reporting some 11,000 North Korean troops had already been sent and will be ready to fight by November.South Korea has provided different figures, stating 1,500 special forces troops were already in Russia, and a total of 12,000…