North Korean troops would have settled in Russian barracks for training before going to the front near the cities of Kursk and Bryansk.
The Ukrainian Army confirms that North Korean soldiers are already on Russian soil. The Directorate General of Intelligence confirms that the first North Korean military units trained in eastern Russia have entered the combat zone. Information that also appears to be published on the Ukrainian news site Pravda Ukraine -Ukrainian Truth-. The army of Ukraine saw On October 23, North Korean soldiers in the Kursk region of Russia.
12,000 soldiers would have arrived, including 500 officers
According to the agency, North Korean soldiers who come to Russia are trained at five military training camps located in eastern Russia. The report also notes that North Korean soldiers, whom Russia plans to use in the war against Ukraine, receive several weeks of training before they are deployed.
According to Ukrainian intelligence estimates, the number of North Korean troops currently stationed in Russia is about 12,000, including 500 officers. They have also been sent to Russia three prominent Pyongyang Generals. The Deputy Minister of Defense Reportedly Yunus-Bek Yevkurov put in charge of overseeing the training of North Korean troops.
The GUR report says that the soldiers who sent Pyongyang They are receiving ammunition, bedding, winter clothing and footwear, and hygiene products. As part of this, Moscow provides standard rations of 50 meters of toilet paper and 300 grams of soap per month to each North Korean soldier.
Ukrainian intelligence believes that the Kremlin has high hopes for the reinforcement of North Korea in the war against Ukraine and in the global confrontation with the West. Last week, the president of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky He said that North Korea is going to war with Ukraine.
Putin: “This is our business”
South Korea and the United States have previously warned that North Korean troops could be deployed to the front in Ukraine.
President of Russia, Vladimir Putinat a press conference after the BRICS summit in Kazan, commented for the first time on reports that DPRK soldiers were present on Russian territory for deployment in their large-scale invasion of Ukraine.
An NBC News correspondent at the conference asked Putin about the military’s goals, citing satellite images showing DPRK soldiers in Russia. “Images are a very serious thing. If there are images, it means they represent somethingPutin said.
The Russian president also noted that on Thursday the State Duma he ratified the strategic partnership treaty with North Koreaincluding an article on mutual military assistance.
The European Union is “very scary”
“Reports that the DPRK is sending troops to take part in the Russia’s illegal war of aggression against Ukraine“said the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Joseph Borrellin a statement.
The statement added that the European Union strongly condemns the deepening of military cooperation between the DPRK and Russia and arms transfers, which violates many resolutions of the UN Security Council.
I his sharpest warning yet about Russia’s attempts to bring foreign troops to its front lines, The bloc said it will “coordinate its activities with international partners on this issue, including retaliatory measures.”
Additional sources • Enrique Barrueco (Voice-over)