Key facts
- North Korea is gaining experience in troop deployment and sustaining military operations through its support for Russia's war in Ukraine.
- USFK Commander Gen. Xavier Brunson made the remarks at a Center for Strategic and International Studies dialogue.
- Pyongyang has developed strategic movement, mobilization, and logistics capabilities beyond tactical lessons.
- North Korea has received military equipment, including electronic warfare jammers, from Russia.
- Brunson supports a conditions-based transition of wartime operational control (OPCON) from the U.S. to South Korea.
- Brunson praised South Korea's defense industry and suggested regional maintenance and repair cooperation.
North Korea is accumulating valuable experience in troop deployment and sustaining military operations over long distances through its involvement in Russia's war against Ukraine, according to U.S. Forces Korea Commander Gen. Xavier Brunson. Speaking at a dialogue hosted by the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington on Tuesday, Brunson stated that Pyongyang has learned how to move men, weapons, and equipment to Russia and establish supply lines to support Moscow's war effort.