North Korea recently sent some 3,500 additional soldiers to Russia's Far East for field training, a South Korean lawmaker said Wednesday, with the possibility of soon being dispatched to the front lines.

North Korea allegedly provided more troops to Russia for support in their war in Ukraine, according to South Korea’s spy agency. South Korea’s National Intelligence Service announced it detected new troop movements from North Korea but did not specify how many troops have been deployed to Russia recently.

South Korean intelligence said on March 5 that there are indications that North Korean troops deployed to russia to participate in the war with Ukraine have