Russia is pouring cash into the deployment of up to 100,000 North Korean soldiers to help its war efforts — but the soldiers themselves are unlikely to receive any of it, according to North Korea experts.
AdvertisementUkraine claims that up to 11,000 North Korean troops have been sent to help push back its forces in Kursk, and those numbers could rise.
This could mean about 100,000 North Korean soldiers serving alongside Russia within a year, he said.
North Korean soldiers onscreen in South Korea.
Ukraine's allies have repeatedly said that North Korean troops fighting in Ukraine will become "cannon fodder" on the battlefield.
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