Fact Check: Is North Korea Sending 100K Troops to fight in Eastern Ukraine?

North Korean soldiers approach the demilitarized zone in South Korea, Nov. 11, 2012. (DOD photo by D. Myles Cullen/Released) Public Domain

In case you missed it, the internet was abuzz late last week with numerous media outlets reporting that Kim Jong Un offered to send 100,000 North Korean soldiers to fight against Ukrainians on behalf of Russia.

North Korea is one of Russia’s last remaining allies, so it’s at least plausible that Kim Jong Un might want to help his BFF…