North Korea ‘to send more troops to Russia despite heavy casualties’

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, meets soldiers who took part in a training in North Korea, on March 13, 2024 - (KCNA via KNS)

North Korea is preparing to send more troops to Russia after its soldiers fighting in the Russian-Ukraine war suffered heavy casualties.

That’s according to South Koreans who also said that North Korea is continuing its preparations to test-fire an intercontinental ballistic missile intended to reach the United States.