North Korea dispatches top general to oversee troops in Ukraine
According to South Korean intelligence, General Kim Jong Bok has been chosen by Kim Jong Un as the main commander to manage North Korean soldiers being sent to Ukraine. He is one of Kim Jong Un's closest military advisors.
The Yonhap news agency reported that the country's National Intelligence Service (NIS) relayed information about Kim's selection to South Korean parliamentarians.
The General is reportedly already in Russia, where he is overseeing exercises of North Korean troops preparing to participate in the fighting in Ukraine.
Kim Jong Bok is one of the most important figures in the Korean People's Army. He serves as the deputy chief of the general staff, which makes him the main advisor to Kim Jong Un on special forces and light infantry, according to the 38north.org service.
What exactly will the general's responsibilities be in Ukraine? This remains unclear. The portal, 38north.org, speculates that it would be unusual for Kim Jong Un to send one of his most trusted people to the front line. The service suggests it is more likely that Kim Jong Bok will oversee the process of moving soldiers from Russia to Ukraine and consolidate command and control over all the resources of the Korean People's Army.
War in Ukraine. North Korea sends soldiers
According to South Korea's National Intelligence Service, North Korea is planning to send 11,000 soldiers to Ukraine by December. They are expected to support Russian forces.
The first soldiers had already arrived in Russia, where they underwent basic combat training. According to intelligence in Seoul, the entrance of North Korean troops into the Kursk region near the border with Ukraine is "inevitable."
