{"id":2428112,"date":"2025-04-27T21:56:02","date_gmt":"2025-04-28T01:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/north-korea-confirms-it-dispatched-troops-to-russia-to-support-its-war-against-ukraine-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-04-27T21:57:55","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T01:57:55","slug":"north-korea-confirms-it-dispatched-troops-to-russia-to-support-its-war-against-ukraine-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/north-korea-confirms-it-dispatched-troops-to-russia-to-support-its-war-against-ukraine-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"North Korea confirms it dispatched troops to Russia to support its war against Ukraine &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnorth-korea-confirms-it-dispatched-troops-to-russia-to-support-its-war-against-ukraine-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2428112&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>North Korea has officially confirmed its deployment of troops to Russia to assist in the ongoing war against Ukraine, particularly targeting the Kursk region seized by Ukrainian forces. U.S., south Korean, and Ukrainian intelligence previously estimated that North Korea sent approximately 10,000-12,000 troops last fall, marking the country\u2019s first notable military involvement as the korean war. The deployment was reported as part of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-and-philippines-begin-joint-patrols-in-response-to-dire-pressure-from-china\/\" title=\"US and Philippines begin joint patrols in response to &#039;dire&#039; pressure from China\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-commissions-three-warships-in-a-single-day\/\" title=\"China Commissions Three ...ships In A Single Day\">mutual defense treaty<\/a> signed<\/a> between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin in june 2024.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, Kim expressed the intent to &#8220;annihilate&#8221; Ukrainian forces and highlighted the soldiers&#8217; heroism, announcing plans to honor their contributions in Pyongyang. While North Korean troops are described as disciplined, their inexperience in combat has made them vulnerable on the battlefield. Despite this, Ukrainian officials recognized their role in Russia&#8217;s strategy of overwhelming Ukraine through sheer numbers.<\/p>\n<p>The proclamation follows claims by Russian military officials of regaining control of parts of Kursk, which Ukraine disputes. Additionally, North Korea\u2019s support extends to supplying conventional weapons to Russia, raising concerns among the U.S. and South Korea about <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">potential high-tech arms exchanges<\/a> that could enhance North Korea&#8217;s nuclear capabilities.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">North Korea confirms it dispatched troops to Russia to support its war against Ukraine<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2105046\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>SEOUL, South Korea (AP) &mdash;<\/strong> North Korea confirmed Monday for the first time that it sent troops to <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/russia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Russia <\/a>to support its war against <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ukraine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Ukraine<\/a>, saying the deployment was meant to help Russia regain its Kursk region that Ukrainian forces seized in a surprise incursion last year.<\/p>\n<p>U.S., South Korean, and Ukrainian intelligence officials have said <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/north-korea\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">North Korea<\/a> dispatched about 10,000-12,000&nbsp;troops to Russia&nbsp;last fall in its first participation in a major armed conflict since the end of the 1950-53 Korean War. But North Korea hadn&rsquo;t confirmed or denied its reported troop deployments to Russia until Monday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3392696\/bloc-quebecois-french-language-canada-elections-artificial-country\/\">Bloc Quebecois wants to free Quebec from &lsquo;artificial country&rsquo; of Canada<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3392814\/mike-waltz-trump-zelensky-meeting-latest-step-ending-meat-grinder-war\/\">Mike Waltz says Trump&#8217;s Zelensky meeting is latest step to ending &#8216;meat-grinder&#8217; war<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3392835\/pakistan-troops-kill-militants-afghanistan-sneak-taliban\/\">Pakistani troops kill 54 militants attempting to sneak into Pakistan from Afghanistan<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The North Korean announcement came two days after Russia&rsquo;s top general said all Ukrainian troops have been forced from parts of Russia&rsquo;s Kursk region. Ukrainian officials denied the claim.<\/p>\n<p>North Korean leader <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kim-jong-un\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Kim Jong Un<\/a> decided to send combat troops to Russia under a mutual defense treaty, the North&rsquo;s Central Military Commission said in a statement carried by state media. The treaty, signed by Kim and Russian President <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/vladimir-putin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Vladimir Putin<\/a> in June 2024, requires both countries to use all available means to provide immediate military assistance if either is attacked.<\/p>\n<p>It cited Kim as saying the deployment was meant to &ldquo;annihilate and wipe out the Ukrainian neo-Nazi occupiers and liberate the Kursk area in cooperation with the Russian armed forces.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They who fought for justice are all heroes and representatives of the honor of the motherland,&rdquo; Kim said, according to the statement.<\/p>\n<p>Kim said that a monument will soon be erected in Pyongyang to mark North Korea&rsquo;s battle feats and that flowers will be laid before the tombstones of the fallen soldiers. Kim said the government must take steps to preferentially treat and take care of the families of the soldiers who took part in the war.<\/p>\n<p>The North Korean statement didn&rsquo;t say how many troops North Korea eventually sent and how many of them had died. But in March, South Korea&rsquo;s military said that around 4,000 North Korean soldiers had been killed or wounded in the Russia-Ukraine war fronts. The South Korean military also assessed at the time that North Korea sent about 3,000 additional troops to Russia earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>North Korean soldiers&nbsp;are highly disciplined and well trained, but observers say they&rsquo;ve become easy targets for drone and artillery attacks on Russian-Ukraine battlefields due to their lack of combat experience and unfamiliarity with the terrain. Still, Ukrainian military and intelligence officials have assessed that the&nbsp;North Koreans gained crucial battlefield experience&nbsp;and have been key to Russia&rsquo;s strategy of overwhelming Ukraine by throwing large numbers of soldiers into&nbsp;the battle for Kursk.<\/p>\n<p>In a Kremlin meeting Saturday, Valery Gerasimov, chief of the general staff for Russia&rsquo;s armed forces, informed Putin of Russia&rsquo;s regaining of the Kursk region. Gerasimov also confirmed that North Korean soldiers fought against Ukrainian troops in the Kursk region and &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-to-know-about-the-battle-for-russias-kursk-region-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"What to know about the ... for ...\u2019s ... - Washington Examiner\">demonstrated high professionalism<\/a>, showed fortitude, courage and heroism in battle.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Ukraine&rsquo;s General Staff countered that its defensive operation in certain areas in Kursk was continuing.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In March, Kim expressed his&nbsp;unwavering support for Russia&rsquo;s war in Ukraine&nbsp;during a meeting with a top Russian security official,&nbsp;Sergei Shoigu,&nbsp;in Pyongyang. State media reports said Kim and Shoigu reaffirmed their commitment to uphold the&nbsp;mutual defense treaty. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Rudenko told Russian media the governments were discussing a potential visit by Kim to Moscow.<\/p>\n<p>North Korea has been supplying a vast amount of&nbsp;conventional weapons&nbsp;to Russia as well. South Korea, the United States, and their partners worry that Russia could reward North Korea by transferring high-tech&nbsp;weapons technologies&nbsp;that can sharply enhance its nuclear weapons program. North Korea is expected to receive economic and other&nbsp;assistance&nbsp;from Russia as well.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2105046\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2105046\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>North Korea acknowledges sending troops to Russia for Ukraine support<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":136,"featured_media":2428113,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/AP24292325101598-scaled-1024x682.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[32402,48441,32109,4280,6991],"class_list":["post-2428112","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-international-relations","tag-military-support","tag-north-korea","tag-russia","tag-ukraine"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/AP24292325101598-scaled-1024x682.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2428112","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/136"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2428112"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2428112\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2428116,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2428112\/revisions\/2428116"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2428113"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2428112"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2428112"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2428112"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}