North Korean troops have been partially redeployed to the border with Ukraine in Belgorod Oblast of the Russian Federation.

Source: Andrii Kovalenko, the head of the Centre for Countering Disinformation at the National Security and Defence Council of Ukraine, on Telegram

Quote: "A part of the military from the DPRK has been redeployed to the border of Belgorod Oblast."

Background:

• As reported earlier, since March 2024, Russia has supplied North Korea with more than a million barrels (56,000 tonnes) of oil, likely in payment for military support.
• On 10 November, The New York Times reported that a 50,000-strong group of Russian and North Korean troops was preparing to launch a large-scale counteroffensive in Kursk Oblast.
• Bloomberg reported that North Korea could send up to 100,000 troops to support Russia's war in Ukraine.

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