Traditional allies Russia and North Korea have drawn closer since Moscow’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, with Seoul accusing Kim of sending thousands of troops and containers of weapons to help Moscow.
“It is estimated that an additional 3,000 troops were sent between January and February as reinforcements,“ South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said, adding that of the initial 11,000 North Korean soldiers dispatched to Russia, 4,000 are believed to have been killed or wounded.
“So far, it is assessed that North Korea has provided a significant quantity of short-range ballistic missiles (SRBMs), as well as about 220 units of 170mm self-propelled guns and 240mm multiple rocket launchers,“ it said.
Last year, North Korea launched a flurry of ballistic missiles in violation of UN sanctions.
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The new strategic reconnaissance drone is capable of “tracking and monitoring different strategic targets and enemy troops’ activities on the ground and the sea”, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said.
Kim evaluated the improved performance of “the strategic reconnaissance drone... and the suicide attack drones with the introduction of new artificial intelligence.”
Pyongyang unveiled its attack drones in August last year, with experts saying the new capability in this area could be attributable to the country’s budding alliance with Russia.
The Joint Chiefs report comes four months after Kim ordered the “mass production” of attack drones which are designed to carry explosives and be deliberately crashed into enemy targets, effectively acting as guided missiles.
In 2022, Pyongyang sent drones across the border that Seoul’s military was unable to shoot down, saying they were too small.
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