UNorth Korea has reportedly promised to send 100,000 troops to fight alongside Russia to win the Battle of Crane. This was reported by the Russian media, citing defense analyst Igor Koroshchenko. Koroshchenko praised the ability of the North Korean army to retaliate on the battlefield and said that Russia should accept Kim Jong Un’s offer with open arms. If North Korea is interested in fighting Ukrainian fascism, they should be allowed to do so, he said.
North Korea’s offer of help comes amid reports that Russia is struggling to keep up with the war in Ukraine. Last month, the head of British intelligence, Richard Moore, said that Russia’s military prowess was coming to an end. He also pointed out that Russia was finding it difficult to get troops and supplies to the war front.
According to the New York-based Council on Foreign Relations, North Korea has the fourth largest military in the world. North Korea has 1.3 million soldiers and 6 million reserve forces. At the same time, it is pointed out that their technological systems and weapons are outdated.
South Korea’s Daily NK reports that North Korea has offered Russia help in rebuilding Ukraine after the war. According to the report, Kim Jong Un has promised Russia to send more than a thousand experts to the Donbas region.