The South Korea spying agency in North Korea says to Russia, says the South Korea espionage agency

despite Heavy losses South Korea Spy Agency said on Thursday:

The National Intelligence Service, the South Korean espionage agency, said it is still trying to assess the new publishing volume. However, her brief statement after a report in the South Korea newspaper, Joongang, cited unknown sources, that North Korea sent up to 3,000 additional soldiers since January by ships and military jokes.

north korea sender About 11,000 soldiers to Russia late last year, and provided large shipments of artillery shells, missiles and other traditional weapons. The forces were sent to the Kursk region, where they fought along with the Russian forces to help them restore the lost lands to Ukraine.

But the North Korean soldiers withdrew from the front lines in January after suffering severe losses, according to Ukrainian and American officials. They moved from the very North Korea special war units, but they were badly ready for drone attacks on open and flat battlefields in Eastern Europe. Thousands or wounded, according to South Korea officials.

Earlier this month, President Voludimir Zellinski of Ukraine said North Korea’s forces returned to the front lines, a view that South Korean Spy Agency echoed on Thursday.

“After a month of calm, the North Korean forces were placed in the front lines area in Corsak, starting from the first week of February,” she said.

Military analysts said the Russian war against Ukraine is the first major armed conflict abroad for decades that North Korea sent its soldiers, which helped to obtain valuable lessons in real life, despite heavy losses.

South Korea officials also expressed their concerns that North Korea was receiving food, oil and advanced weapons techniques from Russia in exchange for its forces and artillery.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has sought to upgrade his nuclear programs and other arms programs and find new diplomatic partners for his government government since his diplomacy collapsed with President Trump in 2019.

Mr. Kim made President of Russia, Vladimir F. Putin, a new ally by providing Moscow with ammunition and forces that affect the need. When Mr. Putin met Mr. Kim in Pyongyang in June last year, they revived A mutual defense treaty in the Cold War era.

Since Mr. Trump returned to the White House in January, he pledged to end the war. He also hinted that he is interested in reviving diplomacy with the North Korean leader. But Mr. Kim did not respond publicly.