The US has revealed intelligence that up to 8,000 more North Korean soldiers are set to join the efforts of Russian troops in their invasion of Ukraine. US officials have warned that if they choose to enter the war, the North Korean troops will be making themselves targets.
They will potentially help North Korea's long-time ally, in its invasion of Ukraine.
U-S officials estimate that, in total, there are around 10,000 North Korean soldiers currently in Russia ready to be deployed, with Ukraine putting that figure at 12,000. "The Kremlin's North Korean gambit just underscores how badly Putin's war has gone and how much trouble he's in. This was the first time in more than a century that Russia has welcomed foreign troops onto its own soil."
Following months of a drawn out war within its own borders, Ukraine launched a military campaign against the Russian invasion last August, occupying a large part of its western Kursk region.
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