Reports suggest 50,000 Russian and North Korean troops have amassed ahead of a major attack in the coming days
could be used on the front line of a Russian counter-offensive, according to security experts, as reports suggest Moscow could launch a major attack to reclaimhas reportedly deployed 50,000 Russian and North Korean troops to recapture the region invaded by Ukraine in August.
“This is significant as VDV airborne units are well-equipped and heralded as elite units within the Russian military, which will give North Korean troops access to equipment ammunition, and means they won’t just be used as cannon fodder,” Lord told“They could still be utilised in frontal assaults, and could take casualties, with North Korean troops acting as a second line of assault across the front line.
Sabrina Singh, the deputy Pentagon press secretary, said on Thursday that the US “fully expect” North Korean soldiers to be engaged in combat, while Ukraine claims its soldiers have already fought troops sent by Pyongyang.
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