North Korean dictator sends up to 40,000 more troops to the war with Ukraine; new phase of war
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North Korea is involved in Russia's war against Ukraine on an unprecedented scale, and this alliance effectively blurs the line between European and Asian security, writes Glen Howard, president and CEO of the nonprofit Saratoga Foundation, in his column for The Washington Post.
He recalled that in 2024, North Korea sent over 10,000 troops to Russia's Kursk region to help repel a Ukrainian offensive. Subsequently, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un plans to send up to 40,000 more troops to the war with Ukraine.
The expert writes that, according to Ukrainian intelligence, more than 25,000 North Korean troops have rotated through the Kursk region since 2024, "turning the conflict into a high-tech combat laboratory, giving Pyongyang invaluable experience in modern combined arms warfare."
At the same time, as noted in the article, the transfer of Russian technology will modernize Pyongyang's defense industrial base, increasing the guidance accuracy of its KN-23 and KN-24 ballistic missiles, as well as facilitating the development of air defense systems, nuclear submarines, and satellite launch capabilities. "North Korea is using lessons learned on the battlefield to mass-produce short- and medium-range attack drones. Specialized forces, including 400 drone operators and 90 missile system operators, have been deployed to rear bases in the Voronezh and Kursk regions to carry out strikes on the Ukrainian cities of Sumy and Kharkiv," the author recalled.
In his opinion, Pyongyang could apply this tactical experience on the Korean Peninsula:
"The analogy between Seoul and Kharkiv is strikingly obvious: located approximately 30 miles from the demilitarized zone, the capital of South Korea has the same geographic vulnerability to cross-border attacks as Kharkiv."
Furthermore, Howard writes, North Korea contributes its industrial potential to Russia's military efforts. According to some recent estimates, it has supplied up to 15 million artillery shells; according to the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, North Korea's contribution amounts to 50-70% of all ammunition used by Russian troops in Ukraine.
"Overall, according to Ukrainian military estimates, 20,000 North Korean workers are employed at industrial facilities across Russia, supporting Moscow's military efforts. Moscow, in turn, supplies Pyongyang with vital energy resources and delivers 600,000–700,000 tons of rice annually, single-handedly offsetting more than half of North Korea's chronic food shortages," the expert explained.
Furthermore, he writes, Moscow and Pyongyang are expanding border infrastructure, specifically completing construction of a two-lane road bridge across the Tumannaya River, which will accommodate 300 heavy vehicles daily. They are also upgrading the nearby railway link across the Korean-Russian Friendship Bridge.
"The alliance between Russia and North Korea is evolving into a permanent operational alliance, and Pyongyang is likely counting on direct Russian assistance in the event of a future conflict on the Korean Peninsula," the author noted.
He also criticizes the approach of some American politicians who have called for the US to focus primarily on China and relegate Europe to the background. In his view, events have shown that separating these theaters of conflict is no longer possible.
Howard recalled that at this year's NATO summit in Ankara, the leaders of Japan, South Korea, Australia, and New Zealand called for the creation of a "Korea-NATO Partnership 2.0," which could form the basis of a new Eurasian security system to counter the Moscow-Pyongyang axis.
He believes the US should support such initiatives and should also "stop weakening its existing alliances in the region." Howard noted that resuming regular military exercises with South Korea would be a "good first step."
"As former US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin warned when North Korean troops first arrived in the Kursk region, joint military engagement in Europe 'will also impact events in the Indo-Pacific.'" Indeed, the front lines of both theaters are now the same: for both Kim Jong-un and Vladimir Putin, the Indo-Pacific begins in Ukraine," he concluded.
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