“Almost 11 thousand North Korean soldiers are deployed in the Kursk region, some are already engaged in combat – South Korea November 21, 02:56 Share: North Korean military (Photo: KCNA via REUTERS) Member of the Intelligence Committee of the South Korean Parliament Lee Song Kwen, citing the National Intelligence service, said that about 10,900 North Korean troops were deployed in the Kursk region as part of units of the Russian army. Some of them already”, — write on: ua.news
North Korean military (Photo: KCNA via REUTERS)
A member of the intelligence committee of the South Korean parliament, Lee Song Kwen, citing the National Intelligence Service, said that about 10,900 North Korean soldiers were deployed in the Kursk region as part of Russian army units. Some of them are already participating in the war against Ukraine.
This is reported by Reuters.
Lee Song Kwen also added that North Korea has also sent Russia additional weapons for the war in Ukraine, including self-propelled howitzers and rocket launchers.
At the same time, as the agency writes, South Korean intelligence is still trying to establish the exact number of casualties among North Korean troops and find out whether they were captured, against the background of conflicting information.
The participation of North Korean troops in the war against Ukraine is the main thing
On October 18, the Defense Ministry announced that almost 11,000 North Korean soldiers are training in eastern Russia to fight against Ukraine. South Korean intelligence reported that the Russian Federation is preparing North Korean special forces for the war in Ukraine.
On October 28, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte confirmed the involvement of North Korean troops in the war against Ukraine and their redeployment to the Kursk region of the Russian Federation.
According to Ukrainian intelligence, Russia has armed the North Korean military “infantry-style” — with mortars, machine guns, machine guns, rifles, etc.
As The Washington Post reported, in exchange for people, North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un will receive money, military technology, and international attention from Russian dictator Vladimir Putin.
On November 4, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi noted that 11,000 troops from North Korea are stationed in the Kursk region.
On November 5, Defense Minister Rustem Umyerov announced that the first small clash with North Korean troops took place in the Kursk area.