North Korea’s supply of munitions has already been critical to the Russian war effort. Now, there are growing fears that it is sending troops as well.

There is growing intelligence that North Korea has been readying itself for a more direct role in Russia’s war in Ukraine, a move that could reverberate far beyond the frontlines of the war raging in Europe.

This move marks the strongest indication yet that forces from the peninsula could find themselves in direct conflict on Ukrainian soil.