The first military personnel from North Korea in Russia's border region of Kursk have already come under fire from Ukraine amid concerns about Pyongyang sending thousands of soldiers to Vladimir Putin’s war for nuclear rewards.
The Pentagon last week said North Korea dispatched 10,000 troops to Russia, with some of them believed to be heading to Kursk to join Mr Putin’s forces in their invasion of Ukraine amid the biggest conflict Europe has seen since the Second World War. The Russian forces are facing difficulty in pushing back Ukraine’s cross-border incursion launched on 6 August.
