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North Korea sent an additional 1,500 troops to Russia with 10,000 soldiers total expected to be deployed by December, South Korea's intelligence says (www.themoscowtimes.com)

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The latest deployment brings the number of North Korean troops in Russia to 3,000, lawmaker Park Sun-won said after the National Intelligence Service (NIS) gave a briefing.

"An additional 1,500 troops are believed to have been deployed to Russia... so approximately 3,000 North Korean soldiers are believed to have been deployed to Russia so far," Park, who sits on parliament's intelligence committee, told reporters.

"The planned deployment of about 10,000 troops from North Korea to Russia is expected by December," he said.

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[A] South Korean lawmaker said Wednesday that the NIS confirmed the Russian military "is actively recruiting a large number of Korean language interpreters."

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Based on Russian losses lately, that's a DAY'S worth of troops.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

Considering current recruits don’t even last a month from enlisting, not looking good!