Thousands of North Korean troops in Russia preparing to fight in Ukraine

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About 3000 North Korean troops have been sent to Russia and they are now receiving training on drones and other equipment before being deployed to battlefields in Ukraine, South Korea’s spy chief says.In a closed-door parliamentary committee briefing, National Intelligence Service Director Cho Tae-yong said another 1500 North Korean troops have joined the 1500 his agency recently estimated had arrived in the country earlier in October, according to lawmaker Park Sunwon, who attended the briefing.Cho told lawmakers that his agency assessed that North Korea aims to deploy a total of 10,000 troops to Russia by December, Park told reporters.A TV screen shows an image of soldiers believed to be from North Korea standing in line to receive supplies from Russia during a news program at Seoul Railway Station. (AP)Park cited Cho as saying the 3000 North Korean soldiers sent to Russia have been split among multiple military bases and are in training. Cho told lawmakers that NIS believes they…

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