Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky claimed on Friday that Russia is now preparing to send North Korean troops into battle. These troops will be deployed this week. The West, on the other hand, has said that the move will lead to war and will have ramifications in other regions, particularly the Indo-Pacific.
Zelensky said North Korean troops would be sent into battle between Sunday and Monday, according to information gathered by Ukrainian intelligence agencies. Ukraine's intelligence agency claims that North Korea has sent 12,000 troops to Russia. It includes 500 officers and 3 generals.
Earlier on Wednesday, the US claimed that 3,000 North Korean troops are already stationed in Russia. According to the claim, these soldiers have been trained at military bases in the eastern part of Russia.
This picture is of North Korean Special Forces soldiers.
South Korea said – North Korea sent 1500 soldiers last week Last week, on October 18, South Korea also claimed that North Korea had sent troops to help Russia in the Ukraine war. South Korea's intelligence agency National Intelligence Service (NIS) has issued a statement and given this information.
The agency said in its statement that between October 8 and 13, 1,500 North Korean soldiers arrived in the Russian port of Vladivostok on Russian Navy ships. All these soldiers are part of North Korea's Special Mission Force. The agency claimed that North Korea will soon send some more troops to Russia.
The NIS said these North Korean soldiers were given Russian army uniforms, weapons and fake identity cards. Before deployment, they are being trained to adapt to the Russian environment. All these soldiers are stationed at the Vladivostok Usuriysk, Khaborovsk and Blagoveshchensk military bases in Russia.
This satellite photo released by a South Korean agency is of a military base in Ussuriysk, Russia. According to the claim, around 400 North Korean soldiers are present at this base.
This image is of a military base in Khabarovsk, where about 240 North Korean soldiers are claimed to be present.
A photo of a Russian ship docked at the North Korean port of Rajin.
The Ukrainian army occupied the Kursk region of Russia Ukraine attacked Russia's Kursk region on August 6. By 13 August he had captured an area of 1000 sq km. According to the New York Times, this is the first time since World War II that a country has infiltrated the Russian border.
However, Russia is currently facing difficulties in removing Ukrainian forces from the area.
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