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It appears that they disguised themselves as Russian soldiers to hide the fact that they were deployed to the battlefield,
There are dozens of North Koreans behind Russian lines, in teams that support launcher systems for KN-23 missiles.”
In such a case, Russia will not sit idly by in response, and the South Korea-Russia relationship could reach an irreparable state,
If South Korea directly provides lethal weapons to Ukraine without going through third countries like the U.S., it would drastically change the security dynamics on the Korean Peninsula."
Hyun Seung-soo, deputy director of the Korea Institute for National Unification, stated That could put a lot of pressure on Russia to give in return,
They are known as the Buryat Battalion,
a senior Ukrainian military official told Politico The participants ... shared the view that the current situation where Russia and North Korea’s closer ties have gone beyond the movement of military supplies to actual dispatch of troops is a grave security threat not only to our country but to the international community,
The direct military cooperation between Russia and North Korea that has been reported by foreign media has now been officially confirmed,
the spy agency said in a statement They will be ready on Nov. 1,
Lieutenant General Kyrylo Budanov told The War Zone This seems to be an effort to disguise the fact that they are North Korean troops by making them appear as Russian soldiers,
For North Korea, which has supplied Russia with many shells and missiles, it's crucial to learn how to handle different weapons and gain real-world combat experience,
said Lim Eul-chul, a professor at Seoul's Institute for Far Eastern Studies This might even be a driving factor behind sending North Korean soldiers — to provide them with diverse experiences and war-time training,
A second transport operation is expected to take place soon,
This allows Iran and North Korea to demand exclusive security guarantees or technological information from Russia that has remained unavailable until now and which these countries can use in the future. Also, the military personnel participating in the fighting in Ukraine or the Russian Federation will gain military experience that they can use against their neighbours in their region
North Korea is expected to send about 12,000 troops to the war in Ukraine, including four brigades of its elite special operations forces, the 11th Army Group and what is known as the Storm Corps,
If they indeed sent their troops, it would be because the North feels the need to do so to maintain their regime, seek assurances from Russia for that purpose,
From our intelligence we’ve got information that North Korea sent tactical personnel and officers to Ukraine,
Zelenskyy told reporters at NATO headquarters We currently don’t have the full picture,
We know about 10,000 soldiers of North Korea, that they are preparing to send to fight against us,
Zelensky told reporters in Brussels on Thursday This plan doesn’t depend on Russian will, only on the will of our partners,