Compensation for losses: Thousands of North Korean soldiers to train in Russia for war in Ukraine South Korea summoned the Russian ambassador. The Foreign Office commented.
Updated as of October 21, 3:10 pm: A spokesman for the Foreign Office spoke to reporters in Berlin on the possibility of North Korean troops being sent to Ukraine. We have been observing close cooperation between Russia and North Korea for some time and we strongly urge North Korea not to provide any support for Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine. “It’s a bit pessimistic if we rely on North Korean capabilities now,” he added. “And it’s absolutely clear that it’s going to be kind of an expansion.”
Updated as of October 21, 10:35 am: Soldiers instead of missiles: Deploying a mercenary force from North Korea to the Ukraine front is causing unease in NATO. “If North Korea sends troops to fight alongside Russia in Ukraine, this would represent a significant escalation,” NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte warned after a meeting with South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol.
He announced on Friday that, according to his country’s secret service, North Korean troops are already in Russia. Satellite images prove this. So far, the route has been reserved. But the clues are mounting. On Monday, South Korea summoned the Russian ambassador.
Fears intensify in Ukraine war: North Korean soldiers may be on the front lines
Updated October 21, 9:44 am: North Korea’s deployment of troops to the Ukraine front has diplomatic consequences: South Korea’s foreign ministry has summoned Russia’s ambassador to Seoul. At the meeting, Vice Foreign Minister Kim Hong-kyun expressed his regret for sending North Korean soldiers to Russia to Ambassador Georgi Zinoviev, the news agency reported. Yonhap reported. Zinoviev declined to comment, according to the report.
On Friday, South Korea’s secret service NIS (National Intelligence Service) alleged that the North Korean military has already sent around 1,500 soldiers to support Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine. These were to be used primarily in the Kursk counteroffensive. According to the NIS, the soldiers were transported on Russian ships to Vladivostok, where they are ready to take part in the war in Ukraine. In total, North Korea has reportedly decided to send around 12,000 soldiers, including special forces, in support. There is no official confirmation of the allegations yet.
North Korean soldiers on Ukraine front: Zelensky demands NATO response
Updated October 21, 7:16 am: Worrying news from the Ukraine frontline: North Korea will reportedly replace Russia’s losses with its own soldiers. After releasing possible video and satellite footage, the Ukrainian president again demanded a decisive response from the West to a third country’s intervention. “We must react and take countermeasures. We must not allow evil to continue to grow,” Zelensky said in his evening video message in Kiev.
“It’s not going to benefit anyone in the world if the world stays calm right now and we continue to face soldiers from North Korea, like we’re defending ourselves against drones, but in NATO, they’re still very wary of the possibility of a new situation in the Ukraine war.
Compensation for Putin’s losses: North Korea sends troops – Birbach worries
First report: MOSCOW – With false identity and false uniforms: The deployment of tens of thousands of soldiers from North Korea to the Ukrainian front is raising international fears that the war in Ukraine could escalate. The Ukrainian government has warned Vladimir Putin’s regime against using mercenaries in his war of aggression, after evidence of military cooperation with Russia has increased recently.
The news channel quoted it as “the first step towards a world war”. N-TV Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in an initial reaction. The German federal government is also very concerned about the latest developments. But what is behind the rumours?
Soldiers Instead of Missiles: Russia Brings Soldiers from North Korea to Ukraine Front – Video Revealed
A video surfaced over the weekend. It was intended to demonstrate that soldiers from North Korea had already been trained in Russia for use in the war in Ukraine. how Newsweek Footage shows mercenaries receiving equipment at the Sergeyevsky military training area in Primorye’s far east. There were already several warnings from various secret services that North Korea could now send not only rockets and grenades to Putin’s forces, but also a large army of mercenaries to cover the terrible losses on the Ukrainian front.
Mercenaries from North Korea: Baerbach is worried about the current situation of the war in Ukraine
The authenticity of the video could not be independently verified at first. But the Ukrainian government is not the only one worried about a new expansion. The German federal government also takes the current situation of the war in Ukraine very seriously. “For some time we have observed ever-closer military cooperation between Russia and North Korea, for example arms deliveries. This is very worrying,” a spokeswoman for Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbach (Greens) told the news agency. Reuters And, “We strongly urge North Korea to immediately stop all support for Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, which violates international law.”
Vladivostok and then Kursk by ship – this is how North Korea smuggles soldiers.
Intelligence reports from South Korea and Ukraine have for weeks condemned North Korea as supporting Russia not only with missiles but also with troops. A South Korean news agency reported Yonhap want A total of 12,000 soldiers will be sent to Russia. Transfer must be by ship. On Friday, the South Korean secret service NIS announced that Pyongyang had sent 1,500 soldiers from Chongjin, Hamhung and Musudan in North Korea to Vladivostok between October 8 and 13, with a second group soon to follow. The mercenaries were then allegedly taken from the Russian port city towards Kursk. A few months ago, Russian territory was captured by Ukrainian troops.
However, NATO remained cautious. Secretary-General Mark Rutte has indicated that there is no evidence yet of the presence of North Korean soldiers in Russia. US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin also expressed the same opinion. While there have been recent reports that several North Korean soldiers have defected from the Kursk front, this information has yet to be verified.
North Koreans on Ukraine Front: Russia Needs to Make Up for Losses in War of Aggression
According to the latest information from South Korea, North Korea has 1.28 million soldiers and has advanced in developing ballistic missiles and nuclear weapons. Advantage for Putin’s troops: North Korea and Russia have decades of cooperation. The North Koreans are well-trained in older Soviet weapons systems and can prepare relatively quickly for deployment on the Ukraine front.
It is also important for Russia. The armed forces have been able to achieve some success in recent times. But they paid for the victories of villages and regions with heavy losses. According to estimates, Moscow has lost around 678,520 soldiers on the battlefields of its war of aggression since the start of the war. The US has already warned North Korea’s rulers that mercenaries could also become cannon fodder.
The supply of North Korean soldiers is dwindling as hope for an end to the war in Ukraine.
From the Russian point of view, providing North Korean mercenaries to compensate for heavy losses is more urgent. The intervention of troops from a third country in the war in Ukraine would be a complete innovation. Against this background, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha warned in Kyiv on Saturday that the deployment of troops would mean a significant escalation of the conflict. President Zelenskyj presented his victory plan in recent weeks, fueling speculation that the war in Ukraine could soon end. But if reports of North Korea’s meddling are confirmed, the resulting optimism will be immediately shattered. (jkf)
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