SEOUL (Reuters) – Around 10,900 North Korea troops have been deployed to Kursk as part of Russia’s airborne unit and marines, with some having already participated in battles in the Ukraine war, a South Korean lawmaker said on Wednesday, citing the country’s spy agency.
North Korea has also shipped additional arms for the war in Ukraine including howitzers and multiple rocket launchers, the lawmaker said, citing the National Intelligence Service.
The spy agency is still trying to determine the exact number of North Korean troop casualties and whether any had surrendered amid conflicting information, the lawmaker said.
(Reporting by Joyce Lee and Jack Kim; Editing by Ed Davies)
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