Budanov stated that North Korea plans to deploy additional troops to Russia in the near future. According to the head of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine, this involves around 6,000 soldiers and up to 100 pieces of North Korean equipment, including M2010 (Cheonma-D) main battle tanks and BTR-80 armored personnel carriers, allegedly for engineering work.
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