SEOUL — United States Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said there was evidence that North Korea had sent troops to Russia on Monday, and South Korea's spy chief told lawmakers that 3,000 North Korean troops are in the country receiving training on drones and other equipment before being deployed to battlefields in Ukraine.
SEOUL — United States Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said there was evidence that North Korea had sent troops to Russia on Monday, and South Korea 's spy chief told lawmakers that 3,000 North Korea n troops are in the country receiving training on drones and other equipment before being deployed to battlefields in Ukraine.In a video posted by the Washington Post, Austin told reporters on Wednesday: 'What exactly are they doing? Left to be seen. These are things that we need to sort out.
Lee cited the NIS chief as saying Russian instructors have high opinions of the morale and physical strength of the North Korean soldiers but think they would eventually suffer heavy causalities because they lack an understanding of modern warfare. Lee, citing Cho, said Russia was recruiting a large number of interpreters.Lee said NIS has detected signs that North Korea is relocating family members of soldiers chosen to be sent to Russia to special sites to isolate them.
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