- North Korea is learning combat lessons fighting Ukraine, a US official said.
- It means the authoritarian state is more of a threat to its neighbors.
- North Korea has dispatched around 12,000 troops to fight for Russia.
North Korea is learning valuable lessons from fighting against Ukraine, making it an increased threat to its neighbors, a US official said.
In recent months, North Korea has sent around 12,000 troops to fight for Russia against Ukraine as part of a new security pact between its leader, Kim Jong Un, and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The fighting has been concentrated in the Kursk region of Russia, where Ukraine has seized and held swaths of territory.
In exchange, North Korea is receiving economic and diplomatic backing from Russia, as well as valuable military technology.
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