South Korea says North readying more troops, drones for Russia

Pyongyang's growing ties to Russia pose potential threat to Seoul: official

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends a completion ceremony for a construction work in North Pyongan province, North Korea, on Dec. 21. (KCNA via Reuters)

SEOUL (Reuters) -- South Korea's military said on Monday that it has detected signs of North Korea preparing to send more troops and weapons, including suicide drones, to Russia to support its war against Ukraine.

North Korea has already provided 240-millimeter multiple rocket launchers and 170mm self-propelled howitzers, and was seen preparing to produce more suicide drones to be shipped to Russia after leader Kim Jong Un guided a test last month, according to Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS).

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