SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea confirmed Monday for the first time that it sent troops to Russia to support its war against Ukraine, saying the deployment was meant to help Russia regain its Kursk region that Ukrainian forces seized in a surprise incursion last year.
U.S., South Korean, and Ukrainian intelligence officials have said North Korea dispatched about 10,000-12,000 troops to Russia last fall in its first participation in a major armed conflict since the end of the 1950-53 Korean War. But North Korea hadn’t confirmed or denied its reported troop deployments to Russia until Monday.
The North Korean announcement came two days after Russia’s top general said all Ukrainian troops have been forced from parts of Russia’s Kursk region. Ukrainian officials denied the claim.
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