North Korea provided in Russia about 200 large range cannons To reinforce its war effort against Ukraine, Yonhap news agency quoted the South Korean Ministry of Defense Tuesday.

Further, Seoul warned that Pyongyang is probably preparing to sends additional troops and weapons to support the Russian war, confirming previous warnings from Ukrainian intelligence.

North Korea has also reportedly supplied ballistic missiles, millions of artillery missiles and other weapons in Moscow. In addition, the country has developed up to 12,000 troops in the Kursk region to support Russian forces in dealing with the Ukrainian advance that began in early August 2024.

The South Korean Ministry of Defense suspects that North Korea is receiving Russian technological assistance With nuclear submarines and intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM) in return for its military support, Yonhap said.

Also, according to the Japanese Public Radio Station NHK, North Korea is expected to begin the drone production this year with Russian technical assistance.

At least 300 North Korean soldiers were killed and another 2,700 were injured in battles in the Russian region, according to the South Korean National Intelligence Service (NIS) in mid -January.

Ukraine estimates that North Korea has lost 4,000 dead and injured. However, Kiev’s military intelligence leader, Kirilo Budanov, predicted that North Korea may soon send aid to Russia, specifically artillery and missile units.

The New York Times reported on January 30 that North Korea’s troops had retired from the front, and a Special Operations Representative confirmed to Kyiv Independent that Ukraine’s Special Forces had not faced Pyongyang’s soldiers for three weeks.

On February 7, President Volodimir Zelenski announced that North Korean soldiers were “restored” to the Kursk region, a day after Russian media claimed that Ukraine had launched a new attack on the Russian area.

If the US President Donald Trump withdraws US support toward UkraineEurope alone will not be able to fill the gap, the Ukrainian president warned in the meantime Volodimir Zelenskion the eve of his perhaps most important diplomatic trip after the Russian invasion of his country three years ago.

If Trump manages to bring Ukraine and Russia to the negotiating table, Zelenski said he was planning to offer Russia exchange of territories, giving Kiev territories in the Kursk area after the unexpected Ukrainian attack in the area.