ALBAWABA - An intelligence assessment from Ukrainian officials detailed that North Korea is planning to triple the number of its troops fighting alongside Russia against Ukraine.
The intelligence assessment reported that North Korea is set to send an extra 25,000 to 30,000 soldiers to help Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The troops may arrive in Russia in the coming months, CNN reported after viewing the report.
At least 11,000 were sent to Russia last November and helped repel Ukraine’s incursion into Russia's Kursk region. About 4,000 of them were killed or injured in the deployment, according to Western officials.
The Ukrainian assessment reads that the Russian Ministry of Defense is capable of providing "needed equipment, weapons and ammunition" with the aim of "further integration to Russian combat units."
