GUR: Kremlin wants to draw Laos into war against Ukraine

The General Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine states that Russia, looking for opportunities to continue aggression against the background of significant combat losses and gradual depletion of resources, is trying to draw Laos into the war against Ukraine.

“In addition to the mass involvement of mercenaries from Africa and Asia, as well as the DPRK units, the Kremlin processes the possibility of involving the so -called partners under the guise of humanitarian projects in the Russian regions with Ukraine,” the statement reads.

It is reported that the Kremlin organizes the involvement of the consolidated detachment of the engineering troops of the People’s Army Laos in the demining of the territories of the Kursk region of the Russian Federation.

“Given considerable dependence on external assistance, Laos management initially expresses his readiness to send up to 50″ Savings “and promote Kurshchyna. In addition, Laos provides free assistance to the Russian Federation through rehabilitation measures for wounded servicemen of the Russian Federation who participated in hostilities against Ukraine, ”GUR says.

The editorial staff cannot yet check the data from other sources. The Russian authorities did not formally declare the involvement of the forces of Laos. In Laos, this was also not commented.

Last month, the South Korean Intelligence Service reported that North Korea would probably send additional troops to support Russia’s war against Ukraine in July or August.

The American Institute for War Study (ISW) in its report stated that Russia seems to be trying to use more hidden ways of creating ways, in particular through labor migration through which the DPRK citizens can get to the Russian army.

On June 17, according to the results of the negotiations in Pyongyang Secretary of the Security Council of Sergei Shoigu and DPRK leader Kim Jong -in became known that North Korea promised to send a thousand sappers to Russia and five thousand military builders to restore the Kursk region of the Russian Federation.

In 2023, Russia simplified the procedure for obtaining visas for citizens of 19 countries, most of which are located in Asia, including Laos and DPRK.