Russia forms "Buryat battalion" staffed by North Koreans: 18 soldiers already fled positions

The Russians assembled a "special Buryat battalion" recruited from among citizens of Democratic People's Republic of Korea, while 18 North Korean personnel have already escaped from positions located along the border of Russia's Bryansk and Kursk oblasts.

Source: Ukrainska Pravda sources in Ukraine’s special services

Details: According to Ukrainska Pravda, this occurred 7 kilometres from the state border with Ukraine.

A UP source in special services said the reasons for the North Koreans' desertion were unknown; the Russian forces have begun their search. At the same time, the Russians are attempting to conceal this information from their higher authority.

Previously, reports circulated concerning the assembling of a "special Buryat battalion" in the Russian army.

The estimated number of personnel in the unit is up to 3,000.

The battalion is expected to be involved in combat activities around the settlements of Sudzha and Kursk.

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