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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy recently stated that North Korea is actively supporting Russia in the ongoing war in Ukraine, with claims that Pyongyang has not only been supplying weapons but also sending soldiers to aid Moscow’s forces. Ukrainian and South Korean intelligence sources suggest that 1,500 North Korean soldiers were transferred to Russia’s Pacific port city of Vladivostok earlier this month, raising concerns about a deepening military partnership between the two countries. Although Russia has denied these allegations, South Korea’s defense minister indicated that North Korean officers may have been killed in a Ukrainian strike near Donetsk. Experts argue that even if North Korea is not deploying combat troops, it could be sending military engineers or advisors to oversee the use of North Korean weapons in the conflict. The U.S., South Korea, and Japan have condemned this alliance, forming a task force to monitor arms sanctions on North Korea. While the Kremlin dismisses th