"As we all are observing and watching how war is changing in Ukraine and in the Middle East, the North Koreans are, absolutely, doing that too," Lt. Gen. Joseph Hilbert, commander of the U.S. Eighth Army told reporters in Washington earlier this month, according to the Virginia-based news outlet.
Warning that North Korean troops are "bringing experience back" from the war in Ukraine, where drones and robotic systems are reshaping modern warfare, Hilbert said their combat experience could have implications for security on the Korean Peninsula.
His latest remarks suggest that the deployment offers North Korea, whose military has had little experience in large-scale modern warfare, a chance to learn directly from combat rather than relying on military exercises. That could also help North Korean forces improve their battlefield tactics, strengthen their ability to counter drones and prepare for any future military operations.
When asked for details about the relationship between Pyongyang and Moscow, Hilbert declined to elaborate. "I won't get into the specifics of what the relationship looks like between Russia and [North Korea]," he said. "But there's obvious cooperation there."
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