North Korea recently sent some 3,500 additional soldiers to Russia's Far East for field training, a South Korean lawmaker said Wednesday, with the possibility of soon being dispatched to the front lines.

North Korea has deployed a second batch of 1,500 troops to support Russia’s war in Ukraine, with the soldiers already stationed near the front lines in Russia’s Kursk region, a South Korean lawmaker said on March 5.

The psychological warfare to urge North Korean soldiers to surrender in battle has had little effect, according to Ukrainian intelligence Reports of more North Korean troops training for deployment in the Ukraine war have raised alarm in Seoul,

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean and U.S. troops will begin their large annual joint military drills next week to enhance readiness against North Korean threats, the allies announced Thursday, days after North Korea threatened high-profile provocations against what it called escalating U.S.-led aggression.

The exercise comes just days after North Korea warned of potential high-profile provocations in response to what it perceives as escalating U.S.-led aggression.

Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, has condemned the United States' move to deploy an aircraft carrier in South Korea, calling it an act that justifies Pyongyang’s nuclear program.