South Korea is considering sending military personnel to Ukraine – media

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South Korea is considering sending military and intelligence personnel to Ukraine after the North deployed troops to support Russia.

Source: Newsweek

Details: South Korean media, citing an intelligence official, have reported that the South Korean government and military are “exploring a plan to send an appropriate number of personnel, including intelligence officers (who specialize in North Korea) and experts in enemy tactics, to Ukraine.” . .

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These personnel would conduct interrogations or provide interpreters if Ukrainian forces captured North Korean soldiers. They would also provide Kiev with information about North Korea's military tactics, doctrine and operations.

Later, South Korea's Defense Ministry said during a press conference that it would consider measures regarding the supply of lethal weapons to Ukraine with an “open attitude.”

Background:

• On October 8, South Korea's Defense Ministry reported that North Korea is likely to send some of its regular forces to the battlefield in Ukraine to support Russia.
• On October 13, President Zelensky said that North Korea was supplying Russia not only with weapons but also military personnel and called on partners to increase aid to Ukraine. On October 14, Zelensky announced that North Korea had de facto entered the war. On October 16, Zelensky added that North Korea also provided Russia with workers for Russian factories. On October 17, Zelensky said Russia intended to recruit around 10,000 soldiers from North Korea for the war against Ukraine.
• On October 18, Ukraine's defense intelligence chief Kyrylo Budanov confirmed that about 11,000 North Korean infantry troops are currently being trained in eastern Russia. They are expected to be ready for combat against Ukraine on November 1st.
• South Korea's National Intelligence Service (NIS) reported that North Korea had sent 1,500 special forces to support Russia in its war effort in Ukraine. You have already arrived in Russia.
• On October 21, the South Korean Foreign Ministry summoned Russian Ambassador Georgy Zinoviev to Seoul to protest the deployment of North Korean troops in Ukraine.

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