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Post by Admin on Nov 2, 2024 9:23:14 GMT
On the 2nd, the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense announced that Russia has moved more than 7,000 North Korean soldiers to an area close to Ukraine, providing them with mortars, assault rifles, night vision devices and other equipment.
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Post by Admin on Nov 2, 2024 19:18:55 GMT
Amid growing speculation that fighting between North Korean soldiers deployed in Russia and Ukraine could break out within days, Ukrainian authorities announced that Russia has moved more than 7,000 North Korean soldiers to the outskirts of Ukraine.
On the 2nd, the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense announced that Russia had also moved more than 7,000 soldiers deployed from North Korea to areas close to Ukraine at the end of last month.
In addition, it said that Russia is arming North Korean soldiers with weapons such as mortars and sniper rifles, as well as night vision devices and binoculars.
In an interview with South Korean media last month, Ukrainian President Zelenskyy said he believed "fighting with North Korean forces will break out within days," and US Secretary of State Blinken has expressed a similar view.
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Post by Admin on Nov 3, 2024 3:25:57 GMT
On October 31, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that up to 8,000 North Korean troops have been deployed in Kursk Oblast in western Russia. Based on US intelligence, North Korean forces will join the fighting in a salient of about 700 square kilometers created by Ukraine's invasion of Kursk, which began in August. Blinken said this is expected to happen "within days."
[Image] Russian reconnaissance units ordered to charge. Two of the four groups were wiped out
The North Korean deployment could add weight to the Russian offensive in Kursk Oblast and provide valuable experience to the North Korean military, which has not experienced a major war in 70 years. On the other hand, the North Korean deployment could have little impact on the front lines, with no one learning anything and many North Korean soldiers dying.
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Post by Admin on Nov 3, 2024 22:17:38 GMT
In his speech on the 1st (local time), President Zelensky mentioned the fact that North Korea had launched an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) the day before, October 31, and emphasized the threat of North Korea, saying, "The world is just watching. It is just watching this threat grow." He added, "Thousands of North Korean troops are not far from the Ukrainian border, and Ukraine is being pushed to the point where it has to defend itself from them, and the world is just watching."
President Zelensky claimed to know the location of the North Korean military, saying, "We can see all the places where Russia is massing North Korean troops on our territory, that is, all the camps of the North Korean military." He also said, "If we have the ability to strike with sufficient range (weapons), we can also launch a preventive (preemptive) attack," and "This depends on our partners." He emphasized the threat of North Korean troops and called for long-range attack weapons provided to the West, including the United States, to be able to strike into Russian territory.
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Post by Admin on Nov 4, 2024 9:20:49 GMT
The South Korean government plans to send military and intelligence personnel to Ukraine in response to North Korea sending soldiers to Russia.
Seoul is considering the deployment of soldiers, intelligence officers with expertise in North Korea, and enemy tactics specialists to Ukraine. This decision comes in reaction to reports of North Korean soldiers fighting on Russia's behalf.
According to local media, citing a South Korean intelligence representative, personnel from Seoul would assist in interrogation and translation if North Korean soldiers are captured by Ukrainian forces. Additionally, specialists from South Korea would share insights on North Korean military tactics, doctrine, and operations.
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