North Korean troops have arrived in Russia to fight Ukraine, says Seoul (www.theguardian.com)
from MicroWave@lemmy.world to world@lemmy.world on 18 Oct 14:22
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South Korea’s intelligence agency said on Friday that North Korea has dispatched troops to assist Russia in its war against Ukraine, a development that could intensify the standoff between North Korea and the west.

In a statement on its website, the National Intelligence Service (NIS) said that Russian navy ships transferred 1,500 North Korean special operation forces to the port city of Vladivostok between 8 and 13 October and were now undergoing training.

“The North Korean soldiers … are expected to be deployed to the frontlines as soon as they complete their adaptation training,” the agency said, adding that more North Korean troops are expected to be sent to Russia soon.

NIS said North Korean soldiers were given Russian military uniforms and Russian-made weapons and were issued with fake ID cards of residents of the Yakutia and Buryatia, two regions in Siberia.

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Additionally, South Korean media said on Friday, citing anonymous sources, that Pyongyang has decided to dispatch a total of 12,000 troops, formed into four brigades, to Russia. The NIS did not immediately confirm these reports.

The statements come a day after Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said his country had intelligence reports that 10,000 North Korean soldiers were preparing to enter the war

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MediaBiasFactChecker@lemmy.world on 18 Oct 14:22 next collapse
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bradv@lemmy.ca on 18 Oct 14:32 next collapse

Hope they have sunflower seeds in their pockets.

RamblingPanda@lemmynsfw.com on 18 Oct 14:37 next collapse

Isn’t 1500 soldiers like a day’s work of cannon fodder? I thought they’d send a lot more.

NOT_RICK@lemmy.world on 18 Oct 14:48 next collapse

It is, more or less. If they’re actually elite this could be helpful for Russia, but given Nork hasn’t had a conflict in decades I do question what their effectiveness will be.

NegativeLookBehind@lemmy.world on 18 Oct 14:58 collapse

They’ve been equipped with the best sticks, rocks and slingshots NK can get.

ChicoSuave@lemmy.world on 18 Oct 15:46 collapse

Let’s be real. It’s the best gear from the 1960s with some picatinny rails bolted on.

FlyingSquid@lemmy.world on 18 Oct 15:48 next collapse

It’s a lot of defectors, I’ll tell you that much.

SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de on 18 Oct 16:18 collapse

the total seems to be 12-15k. This was just a part of them

credo@lemmy.world on 18 Oct 14:49 next collapse

were issued with fake ID cards of residents of the Yakutia and Buryatia, two regions in Siberia

Yes, absolutely Serbian. You can tell because of the way they are.

leisesprecher@feddit.org on 18 Oct 15:34 collapse

Serbians are from serbia, not Siberia.

RamblingPanda@lemmynsfw.com on 18 Oct 15:40 next collapse

You say that. The Serbians on the other hand do as well.

FlyingSquid@lemmy.world on 18 Oct 15:48 collapse

I would guess that the Siberians would also say that.

HK65@sopuli.xyz on 18 Oct 16:04 next collapse

You can’t expect Americans to know all the places their country has bombed in their lifetime

credo@lemmy.world on 18 Oct 17:30 collapse

Ugh. I blame it on autocorrect and swipe.

leisesprecher@feddit.org on 18 Oct 18:51 collapse

I blame the Jedi council!

babybus@sh.itjust.works on 18 Oct 20:35 collapse

What? How can you do this? This is outrageous. It’s unfair. How can you be Serbian and not be Siberian?

Regna@lemmy.world on 18 Oct 16:07 next collapse

The picture looks like it’s AI generated for a The Onion piece. 😂

overload@sopuli.xyz on 19 Oct 07:22 collapse

It’s got a lot of “Dictators in Cars getting Coffee” energy to it.

PortoPeople@lemm.ee on 18 Oct 16:08 next collapse

Let’s get the world war started. Human civilization is doomed from climate change anyway. Why draw it out? Let’s get it done in an hour.

CubitOom@infosec.pub on 18 Oct 17:59 collapse

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tal@lemmy.today on 19 Oct 02:49 next collapse

Additionally, South Korean media said on Friday, citing anonymous sources, that Pyongyang has decided to dispatch a total of 12,000 troops, formed into four brigades, to Russia. The NIS did not immediately confirm these reports.

The statements come a day after Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said his country had intelligence reports that 10,000 North Korean soldiers were preparing to enter the war

Mark Rutte, the (new) NATO Secretary General, said in some article I read that NATO does not yet have confirmation, but that “this may change”.

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Here’s the transcript on NATO’s website of a followup:

www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/opinions_229585.htm

Binna Chung, Yonhap

Thank you. Binna from Yonhap News Agency. Secretary General, the South Korean Spy Agency today announced that North Korea has decided to send large scale troops to Russia and including special forces. I know that yesterday, you said you have no evidence, but since the situation has changed overnight, I want to ask you this question again. Thank you.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte

Well again, obviously, we are in close contact with all our partners, particularly, of course, the Republic of Korea. And yesterday, we have been meeting here with the IP4 partners, including Australia, New Zealand, Japan and Korea. So we will certainly have that conversation with them to get all the evidence on the table. So at this moment, our official position is that we cannot confirm reports that North Koreans are actively now as soldiers engaged in the war effort. But this, of course, might change. And anyway, even if North Korea is not physically there at the battlefield, then still they are helping to fuel Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine in every way they can. And together with others like Iran, China’s playing a role here, obviously, and of course, Russia itself.

That’s from today.

Akasazh@lemmy.world on 19 Oct 14:12 collapse

Mark Rutte has a very faible memory when it comes to uncomfortable facts

YeetPics@mander.xyz on 19 Oct 14:24 collapse

I wonder how Japan would feel about the country who is constantly testing ICBMs over their citizens and land having vulnerable soldiers ready for plucking from the world of the living?

Maybe they’d like to come show their support for Ukraine just to be able to say hello to their Korean friends.