White House Confirms North Korea Sent 3,000 Soldiers By Ship To Russia, Training At Multiple Sites

3 weeks ago The U.S. says 3,000 North Korean troops have deployed to Russia and are training at several locations, calling the move very serious and warning that those forces will be “fair game” if they go into combat in Ukraine. The deployment raises the potential for the North Koreans to join Russian forces in Ukraine and suggests expanded military ties between the two nations as Moscow seeks weapons and troops to gain ground in a grinding war that has stalemated after more than two years. U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin gave the first public U.S. confirmation of North Korea sending troops to Russia — a development that South Korean officials disclosed but was denied by Pyongyang and Moscow.