> north koreans are fighting ukrainians in russia's kursk region. first deserters reported > the russian federation has created a "special buryat battalion" of north korean soldiers operating in russia's bryansk and kursk regions, where it is "likely" to conduct combat operations, including in the city of sudja, which is controlled by the ukrainian military. with a reference to security sources, the newspaper ukrainska pravda reports about it. the kyiv independent website reported that north korea has sent up to ten thousand soldiers to russia. > the source stated, that there are up to three thousand north koreans in the battalion alone. he did not specify whether there are also russian soldiers or soldiers of other countries. > according to the newspaper ukrainska pravda, however, not all north korean soldiers are satisfied. eighteen of them had already managed to desert and run away to an unknown destination. the escape was supposed to have taken place seven kilometers from the border with ukraine. however, the russian occupiers are hiding this fact from their top command, the newspaper writes. > the motives for the escape of the dprk soldiers are not yet known. the russians are currently looking for them. > last week, south korean defense minister kim jong-hyon spoke about the deployment of north korean soldiers alongside the russian occupiers. according to him, it is "very likely" that the leader there, kim jong-un, will send his troops to help russia in its aggressive war against ukraine. however, he did not mention the russian regions where, according to ukrainska pravda, the north koreans operate. according to the kyiv independent website, which cites a western diplomat, north korea has sent ten thousand troops to russia. us analysts at the institute for the study of war (isw) said that with the help of north korean troops, russian leader vladimir putin is trying to avoid mobilization in his country for as long as possible. lmao
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