Britain highlights operational hurdles for North Korean forces in Ukraine
Photo: Britain estimated what problems DPRK troops will face in a war (Getty Images)
UK Ministry of Defence stated that North Korea has deployed around 10,000 troops to Russia, where they may encounter a series of challenges in the war against Ukraine.
According to intelligence reports, some of the North Korean troops in Russia have already been transferred to the Kursk region.
“For Russia, DPRK's military support to its war in Ukraine has highly likely been the core driver for the partnership and has, until now, centred around North Korea's provision of arms. In return, DPRK has received high level international support from Russia and has secured a trading partner willing to break sanctions,” the report states.
The UK believes that Russian and North Korean forces will face operational compatibility issues since they have not previously conducted joint military exercises.
“DPRK troops conducting combat operations would almost certainly have issues operating Russian equipment, integrating into Russia's command and control structure, More king around the language barrier with Russian forces,” the intelligence report adds.
