About 3,000 North Korean soldiers head to Russia for ”adaptation training,” South Korean intelligence agency says

South Korea's intelligence agency, the National Intelligence Service, released an analysis on the 23rd stating that so far, about 3,000 North Korean soldiers have been sent to Russia, and that the number could reach 10,000 by December.
On the same day, Rep. Lee Seong-kwon of the ruling People Power Party, who is the secretary of the National Assembly Intelligence Committee, and Rep. Park Sun-won of the main opposition Democratic Party, Cho Tae Yeon,
The agency said that the head of the National Intelligence Service, Yoon, had reported the North Korean military's movements, including these details, to the committee. The agency estimated that about 3,000 North Korean soldiers had been transferred to Russia.
This represents an increase of about 1,500 people since the first shipment, which took place between the 8th and 13th. Park said, "The National Intelligence Service has revealed highly-founded intelligence that suggests about 10,000 people will be deployed."
"We have been told that about 10,000 troops are expected to be deployed by around December," he said. According to the institute's report, soldiers deployed to the Russia-Ukraine war will be sent to training facilities across Russia for the time being.
The Russian instructors highly praised the physical strength and morale of the North Korean troops, but they also said they were not prepared for modern warfare, such as drone attacks.
"The Russian military has been providing North Korean troops with training on how to use various equipment and drone theory," the report said.
The academy is said to be providing education on such matters. The North Korean authorities are monitoring residents to prevent information about the deployment from leaking to the public. The academy said, "In order to effectively control and manage the families of deployed soldiers, we have established a special
"We are taking measures to collectively relocate and isolate them in designated locations," he said. Ri also expressed the view that Russia is making economic payments in return for sending its troops to North Korea.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian media has reported that some of the North Korean troops deployed there have deserted and been captured. However, the report released by the National Assembly on that day did not include such information.
It was said that there was no such thing.