South Korean intelligence has found that North Korea has dispatched 12,000 troops including special operation forces to support Russia’s war against Ukraine, news reports said Friday, a development that could bring a third country into the war and intensify a standoff between North Korea and the West.

Yonhap news agency cited the National Intelligence Service as saying that the North have already left the country, formed into four brigades. Other South Korean media outlets carried similar reports.

South Korean media reports the country's intelligence has found North Korea is sending 12,000 troops to aid Russia's war against Ukraine{ai:summary}<p>South Korean intelligence reports that North Korea has sent 12,000 troops, including special operations forces, to aid Russia in its war against Ukraine. This move may escalate tensions between North Korea and Western nations.</p><p>The troops have reportedly formed into four brigades and have already departed North Korea. #foreignaffairs</p>

North Korea sending 12,000 troops to help Russia's war in Ukraine, South Korean media reports

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