According to Seoul, North Korean troops reached Russia

South Korean intelligence services (NIS) claim that North Korea has sent troops to Ukraine that will support Russian forces. In particular, Pyongyang has provided 1,500 “special forces” in the port city of Vladivostok. Between 8 and 13 October, delivered to four landing ships and three frigates of the Russian fleet.

NIS also claimed that Russia had provided Russian military uniforms to North Korean soldiers, as well as Russian-made weapons and fake identity document From Yakutia and Buryatia, two regions of Siberia. “It appears that they disguised themselves as Russian soldiers to hide the fact that they were deployed on the battlefield,” the NIS reported. According to Ukraine, Russia is preparing to deploy 10,000 North Korean troops.

At the moment, according to the NIS, displaced North Korean soldiers, in addition to Vladivostok, are also in the cities Khabarovsk, Ussuriysk and Blagoveshchensk. South Korean intelligence services have also reported North Korea’s handover to Russia from August 2023 More than 13,000 weapons containers, including artillery shells, missiles and anti-tank rockets.

This is the first time that Seoul has confirmed information that came from Kiev since last week and which Moscow has labeled “Canard”, While the North Korean media has chosen to remain silent on this matter.

International reactions

Despite information received from South KoreaNATO has not yet confirmed the presence of North Korean troops in the Ukraine war. “We cannot confirm reports that North Korea is engaged in a war effort. However, this may change,” said NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte.

Keir Starmer, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, pointed out in Berlin this Friday that, if the presence of North Korean troops in the war in Ukraine is confirmed, it would demonstrate Moscow’s “desperation.” “If this is true, then in my opinion it shows a level Disappointment regarding Russia”, Starmer said at a brief press conference held at the UK Embassy in Berlin.

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