US officials stress Russia’s sole responsibility for deployment of North Korean troops in its war of aggression with Ukraine

South Korea’s president has met a visiting Ukraine delegation and called for a joint response to the threat posed by North Korea’s recent dispatch of more than 10,000 soldiers to support Russia’s war against Ukraine.

South Koreans remain widely opposed to directly supplying arms to Ukraine, recent polls show, despite renewed international requests from Kyiv and allied capitals after North Korean troops were reported to be helping Russia.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol met a Ukrainian delegation led by Defense Minister Rustem Umerov in Seoul on Nov. 27 to discuss the deepening military ties between Russia and North Korea, the Yonhap news agency reported.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol met with Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov in Seoul on Nov. 27 to discuss concerns over deepening military ties between Russia and North Korea, Yonhap News Agency reported.

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"For the Republic of Korea, these actions pose a serious threat, as North Korean troops are gaining combat experience, which could present additional security challenges in the region in the future," Defense Minister Rustem Umerov said following his visit to South Korea.

In a new survey, the U.S. Government Accountability Office said about 80% of more than 3,600 reported on-duty, noncombat accidents in 2012 through 2022 involving special operations forces, or SOF, personnel happened in training activities. Almost half of that number involved parachute and combat dive training.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has visited the facility several times and the state media has previously talked about the tactile missiles being mass-produced at the location.

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