North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, front right, meets with Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu, left, at the headquarters of the ruling Workers' Party at Pyongyang, North Korea. Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP

Russia may be preparing for a major summer offensive in Ukraine and could involve about 6,000 North Korean army soldiers in combat operations, reports Sky News. South Korean lawmaker Lee Seong-kweun stated that North Korea has begun recruiting soldiers to be sent to Russia.

South Korean Intelligence warns that Russia and North Korea may have agreed to send 5,000 construction workers and 1,000 sappers. North Korea could deploy more troops in support of Russia in the war in Ukraine over the next two months,