Kim Yong Hyun, South Korean Defense Minister, announced plans to send a group of military analysts to Ukraine for a study of modern warfare tactics.
According to Yonhap, on 31 October, South Korean defense minister Kim Yong Hyun stated that sending a team or analysts to Ukraine was a clear duty of the South Korean military. The team will study modern warfare trends.
North Korea has provided Moscow with approximately 2,000,000 artillery rounds and at least 11000 ammunition containers since 2023, during the ongoing RussoUkrainian War. South Korea‘s intelligence reports also claim that Pyongyang sent 3,000 troops to Russia and plans to send 10,000 by December. According to the Ukrainian army, the first North Korean units have already arrived at the Russian Kursk Oblast battle zone after training on Russia’s eastern grounds.
Kim Yong Hyun, after meeting with Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin in Washington, said: “Throughout the history, including the Iraq War we have sent monitoring and combat-experience analysis teams to countries involved in conflict.”
The South Korean Defense Minister clarified that observers would analyze trends and various aspects modern warfare.
“It’s especially important now that the redeployment to Russia of North Korean troops has been confirmed, as this will allow our analysts learn about North Korean troop tactics and movements.” Kim Yong Hyun explained that not sending a team of analysts to Ukraine would be a sign of neglecting our duties.
Later, in a meeting with Korean reporters, the South Korean Defense Minister stressed that these were only analysts and Seoul was not considering sending troops into Ukraine to support Ukraine as a response to North Korea’s military assistance to Russia.
He claimed that “the deployment of a monitoring team or an analytical team is absolutely essential for our military and the government to consider when preparing for potential emergencies in the future.”
He also suggested that Russia could transfer advanced weapons technology to Pyongyang in exchange for large-scale military aid from North Korea. This would include missile development, reconnaissance satellites and nuclear submarines.
“Even if Russia provides advanced technology to North Korea’s enemies, South Korea can counter potential threats.” The minister warned that Russian military-scientific, technical and financial support to Pyongyang may increase threats but should not be underestimated.
He said that in the face of the rapid intensification in military cooperation between North Korea, Russia and South Korea, the South Korean Government would provide assistance to Ukraine at various stages, within its capability.
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