WP: Several thousand soldiers from North Korea are being trained in Russia and may be sent to Ukraine.

Support for Russian troops on the ground is provided by soldiers from North Korea, reported representatives of South Korea and Ukraine. In particular, they stated that some North Korean soldiers have already been killed or wounded. This indicates the presence of military cooperation between Pyongyang and Moscow.

According to a Ukrainian military intelligence official, several thousand North Korean infantry are being trained in Russia and may be sent to the front line in Ukraine by the end of the year. Some North Korean officers are already on Russian-occupied territory in Ukraine to observe Russian forces and study the battlefield situation.

A Kremlin spokesman dismissed these claims, calling them a “hoax.”

The publication also mentions that North Korea and Russia have signed a mutual defense pact, in which North Korea promised full support to Russia in its fight against Ukraine.

Ukraine claims that North Korean soldiers are sent to oversee the use of their weapons and ammunition, and some have been killed under fire.

According to experts, North Korea may provide Russia not only with artillery shells but also with more advanced weapons such as armored vehicles, missiles, and multiple launch rocket systems.

Foreign intervention from North Korea is rare, but in the past, they have sent military personnel to assist with the use of weapons and technologies. For example, in 2016 North Korean missile technicians were used in Syria.