Source: Al Jazeera [Qatari state media]
“The United States has said there is evidence that North Korea has sent soldiers to Russia as South Korea said about 3,000 soldiers are being trained before being deployed to battlefields in Ukraine. Confirming their presence on Wednesday, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told reporters in Rome that further clarity was needed on what the soldiers have been doing there. … Russia has dismissed the troop deployments as ‘fake news,’ while North Korea has attempted to keep news of the dispatch from spreading, said South Korean lawmaker Lee Seong-kweun. … North Korea and Russia, embroiled in separate confrontations with the West, have been bolstering their cooperation over the past two years. In June, they signed a major defence deal requiring both countries to use all available means to provide immediate military assistance if either is attacked.” (10/23/24)
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/10/23/us-says-evidence-north-korea-has-sent-troops-to-russia