South Korea’s national intelligence said North Korean soldiers were stationed at Russian military units in Vladivostok, Ussuriysk, Khabarovsk and Blagoveshchensk.
North Korea sent civilians to Russia instead of its military to take part in the war against Ukraine. The Yonhap news agency reported this on Friday, October 18, citing South Korea’s Deputy Defense Minister Kim Seon-ho, who was in Brussels to participate in a meeting of NATO defense ministers.
He indicated that South Korean intelligence continues to analyze the information, but it is likely that civilians were sent to fight.
“It is possible that North Korea provided civilian personnel rather than military forces,” Kim said.
He suggested that they go first, and then the DPRK could send a military contingent.
The agency notes that Moscow and Pyongyang strengthened their ties with the announcement of a new bilateral agreement calling on each side to provide military assistance to the other “without delay in the event of an armed attack.”
It is known that South Korea and NATO seek to strengthen their cooperation, especially in the area of information exchange, to address issues such as disinformation and cybersecurity, as well as support Ukraine in the context of the war with Russia. This is the first time that the IP4 countries have joined the NATO Defense Ministers’ negotiations.
The US Congress is demanding a response from the White House on sending North Korean soldiers to Ukraine
The head of GUR Budanov says that about 11 thousand North Korean infantrymen are now undergoing combat training in eastern Russia and will be sent to combat positions on November 1.
A video has surfaced of North Korean soldiers equipped with Russian equipment.
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Source: korrespondent
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