North Korea May Send Up to 100,000 Troops to Russia

North Korea could deploy up to 100,000 troops to help Moscow in its war against Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned on Tuesday in a speech marking 1,000 days since Russia first invaded Ukraine.

• About 11,000 North Korean troops have already been sent to help Russia push back forces in the Kursk region.
• This number could grow to 15,000 with troops rotating out every two to three months, according to Ukraine’s ambassador to South Korea, Dmytro Ponomarenko.
• This would mean about 100,000 North Korean troops could be serving Russia in a year.

Ukraine under pressure: Zelenskyy warned about the troops as he urged European nations to increase their military aid for Ukraine.

The news comes at the same time that United States President-elect Donald Trump has said he will cut aid to Ukraine and broker a peace deal that involves Ukraine giving up chunks of territory.

Funding Kim Jong-un: Russia pays about $2,000 a month for each soldier, South Korean intelligence estimated. This money could be life-changing for most North Koreans. But “that money … is going directly to the party and then on to the Kim family,” said Bruce Bennett, North Korean specialist. “Perhaps only a small amount or even nothing” will go to the soldiers themselves, he added.

Asian army: North Korea’s troops could seriously impact the outcome of the Russia-Ukraine war. We expect even larger numbers of troops to join Russian forces in the future. Bible prophecy says Russian President Vladimir Putin will lead a colossal Asian army that will play a central role in a third world war.

To learn about these prophecies in more detail, read “North Korean Troops Fight Alongside Russians, Against Ukraine.”