South Koreas top security official Shin Won-sik shared info about a major military deal between Russia and North Korea: Moscow gave anti-air defence systems to Pyongyang in exchange for soldiers who would fight in Ukraine
The deal includes tech support for NKs space program (which had problems last year with launching satellites); Moscow sent equipment to fix Pyongyangs weak air-defence system
Around eleven-thousand North-Korean troops are now in Kursk area working with Russian air-borne and marine forces — some of them already took part in combat operations against Ukraine. This info comes from SK intelligence briefing to law-makers and shows how both countries help each-other
The exchange happened roughly a year ago when NK started sending its troops to Russian territory. Moscow gave Pyongyang military equipment; tech knowledge‚ and support for its failing space program in return. Its important to note that some NK units have already seen real combat as part of Russian military groups