The National Intelligence Service said on the 27th that North Korea appears to have made additional troop deployments to support the Russian military.

Ukrainian troops capture a North Korean prisoner of war in the western Russian Kursk region. /Courtesy of Zelensky President X Captured=News1

The National Intelligence Service disclosed this in a notice distributed to the media that day, stating, 'The exact scale of the additional deployment is still being verified.'

It was stated that the North Korean forces were reintegrated into the Kursk front after a month-long lull, beginning the first week of February.

There had been observations that North Korean forces withdrew from the front due to significant casualties, but it is suggested that additional troops have arrived to reorganize and re-enter combat.

The scale of the additional deployment is said to be estimated at more than 1,000 troops.

A military official noted, 'Between January and February of this year, North Korean troops moved to Russia,' and emphasized, 'North Korea is also preparing to send additional troops to Russia.'

Another military official stated, 'I understand that the scale of the troops deployed to Russia exceeds 1,000,' adding, 'If they depart from Chongjin Port by ship or take a train from Najin, they will be in areas outside our military’s surveillance, making it difficult to ascertain the current location of the North Korean troops.'

Last October, North Korea dispatched approximately 11,000 troops to Russia. These forces were trained in Vladivostok and then deployed to the western Kursk front. It is reported that around 4,000 casualties have occurred.