It became known how many North Koreans will fight in Ukraine
16 October 2024 08:57
North Korea has already sent several thousand of its military to the Russian Far East to participate in the war against Ukraine. They are planned to be included in regular Russian military formations. This was reported by the nv.ua media outlet with reference to a source in the special services, reports "Komersant Ukrainian"
It is reported that a new unit called the “Special Buryat Battalion”, consisting of North Korean soldiers, is being formed on the basis of the 11th Separate Guards Air Assault Brigade of the Russian army. The brigade is located in the capital of Buryatia, Ulan-Ude.
“The estimated number of personnel is up to 3,000. The battalion is currently being supplied with small arms and ammunition,”
– the source said.
It is assumed that this battalion can be used for combat operations near Suji and Kursk, but the military is currently still in Ulan-Ude.
The day before, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Russia had actually involved the DPRK in the war with Ukraine. And the US is concerned about information about DPRK troops in Ukraine.
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Cooperation between the DPRK and Russia
on 19 June 2024, Russian President Vladimir Putin paid his first visit to North Korea in 24 years. During this visit, he signed an agreement on a “comprehensive strategic partnership” between the two countries with DPRK leader Kim Jong Un. After the signing, Putin noted that this agreement provides for assistance in case of aggression against one of the parties. Recently, the agreement was submitted for ratification in the Russian parliament. The agreement explicitly provides for military assistance:
"If one of the parties is subjected to an armed attack by any state or several states and is thus in a state of war, the other party shall immediately provide military and other assistance by all means at its disposal in accordance with Article 51 of the UN Charter and in accordance with the laws of the Russian Federation and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea."
After the visit, it became known that the DPRK supplies Russia with artillery shells, which it uses in the war against Ukraine. According to The Times, their number is already approaching 3 million, which is half of all the shells that Russia is firing against Ukraine.
The Kyiv Post, citing intelligence sources, reported that on 3 October, 6 North Korean officers who were advising the Russians were killed in Donbas.
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