Military Material Release: Kiev: Video Shows Presence of North Korean Soldiers in Russia

Release of military supplies
KYIV: Video shows presence of North Korean soldiers in Russia

October 18, 2024, 10:31 pm

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North Korea has long supported Putin’s war of aggression against Ukraine by supplying ammunition. According to intelligence reports, the regime of ruler Kim Jong Un is now sending soldiers to support him. The released videos are said to show North Korean soldiers in Russia.

Ukrainian authorities have released a video showing North Korean soldiers delivering equipment to Russia. The roughly 30-second clip was released on X by the Center for Strategic Communication and Information Security (CSCIS) under the Ukrainian Ministry of Culture.

In the photo, men in Russian uniforms can be seen handing out items such as backpacks in a hall. “Recently obtained footage from Russia’s Serkievka training area shows North Korean troops being equipped with Russian equipment in preparation for deployment to Ukraine,” CSCIS wrote with the video. According to the Ukrainska Pravda portal, posts should not be longer than three days. Information cannot be independently verified.

Two had already appeared Videos on the Internet It should feature North Korean soldiers in a cross-country parade. An assessment by the RTL/NTV verification team showed that recordings were also taken in Serkievka. This place is located in the Primorye region in the extreme south-east of Russia. Sergiivka is 320 kilometers from the Russian-North Korean border.

“They will be ready on November 1st.”

According to South Korean intelligence, North Korea has sent 1,500 elite soldiers to Russia to support its war of aggression against Ukraine. Soldiers are stationed at military bases in Vladivostok and Usuriysk, Khabarovsk and Blagoveshchensk, and are sent to combat zones after their training. More troop transfers are planned, Seoul said. South Korean news agency Yonhap, citing intelligence, said the command in Pyongyang plans to send “four brigades of 12,000 soldiers, including special forces.”

According to information from the Ukrainian military intelligence service HUR, more than 10,000 North Korean soldiers are already being trained in Russia for military service in Ukraine. “They will be ready on November 1,” HUR boss Kyrylo Budanov said in an interview with the American TV portal (TWZ). Accordingly, Pyongyang’s troops will use Russian equipment and ammunition. Budanov said the first division of 2,600 soldiers would then be transferred to the Kursk border region. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Thursday that if North Korean soldiers were indeed stationed in Ukraine, it would be “the first step towards a world war”.

Russia and North Korea decided to cooperate more closely at the beginning of the year. It also includes a mutual defense agreement. Ruler Kim Jong Un’s regime has been supporting Moscow with munitions and missiles for some time.