North Korea sends troops to fight with Russia in Ukraine, Seoul says | BBC News

North Korea has started sending troops to fight with Russia in Ukraine, South Korea's spy agency has said as Seoul warned of a "grave security threat".

The allegation comes a day after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he believed 10,000 North Korean soldiers could join the war, based on intelligence information.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol called for a security meeting on Friday and said the international community must respond with "all available means".

According to the spy agency, 1,500 troops have already arrived in Russia - with anonymous sources telling South Korean media the final figure could be closer to 12,000.

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[dnmr.boomer]

We can joke all we want about NK but this is a huge thing. Another country is sending troops to That is a big thing.

[dubsar]

Wars are no longer declared, but acknowledged.

[the-blue-barron]

North Korean troops fighting in a war in Europe would have sounded absolutely insane a few years ago.

[Sempaksemrawutofficial]

Previously its Russia vs Ukraine, then Israel vs Hamas. Now its Russia & North Korea vs Ukraine, Israel vs Hamas, Iran, Hizbollah, Houthi.
Are we heading to WW3?

[SeemoreDunkan]

How is this NOT considered an escalation?

[rokana]

European governments are completely paralyzed by such aggression & continue to hope and wish it away..

[James-jljt]

And yet he cries about any western aid to ukraine being an escalation. Such a hypocrite

[getonwithit.]

North Korea is about to learn about drone warfare.

[glynnsmith]

I thought N.Korea didn't allow people out of the border?

[sebebalios]

This move is equivalent to NATO sending troops into Ukraine! Russia, China, N-Korea and others countries are in a NATO type group!

[BernardMorrey]

Anyone else get the feeling those north Koreans will quickly asked for asylum

[markmd]

Recently Kim was crying that demographic in NK is declining, now he is sending troops to a foreign war 😂

[jaker]

The North Korean government regularly sends labourers overseas to work, mostly on construction sites, and especially in Russia. It's one of the main income streams for the North Korean government. So I guess sending their troops overseas, for money or favours, isn't really that different for them.

[pyromagic]

The UK is currently the weakest that we have been in 400 years yet we still consider ourselves to be a global player. 😂
If America dropped out of Nato we're be fucked.

[pilotbartramnon-flyingvide]

This represents a huge problem for America and England - we never signed an armistice treaty with North Korea, We are still at war with North Korea. They may have changed uniforms into Russian but the Korean war has NOT officially ended. Anyone who went to help or volunteer might want to remember Kim Jung un and his people promised to do things to our people if chance presented it self. If Korean infantry or Chinese infantry engaged with people of Foreign nationals, regardless if they are in Ukrainian uniform. It gets more complicated.

(we are still at war with North. Korea)

[Cloudz]

Didn't the US say North Korean is out of food? What about now 😂

[nedrawlings]

This is a Death Sentence for these young men. Sad that this is happening, most will not come home.

[artemgaraschenko]

For all the idiots who say RUSSIA BEGGED NORTH KOREANS to join, its opposite, Kim asked for this to make his troops more expirienced before wrecking South Korea.

[BfrshBrian]

If North Korea is your friend you gotta be up to no good 😂

[renehernandez]

No matter what side you are but things are going to get worse.