Ukrainian intelligence expects North Korean troops to take part in assaults very soon

Roman Petrenko — Saturday, 14 December 2024, 11:33

Ukrainian intelligence believes that the Russian command will soon involve the North Korean (DPRK) military in direct assault operations.

Source: Defence Intelligence of Ukraine

Details: Ukrainian intelligence noted that the North Korean military had recently received additional food supplies.

On 13 December, the North Korean army units were put on alert and ordered to wait for further instructions.

Quote: "The command of the North Korean army units in Russia has received an order to enter into cooperation with Russian units engaged in combat operations in Kursk Oblast...

Some of the DPRK troops are being covertly transferred to the front line by civilian lorries that look like water delivery vehicles."

Background:

  • On 7 November, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that there had already been casualties among North Korean troops fighting on the Russian side of Russia’s Kursk Oblast.
  • The US confirmed that North Korean troops had taken part in the fighting in Kursk Oblast.
  • In addition, according to The New York Times, a large group of Russian and North Korean troops (50,000 troops) is preparing to launch a large-scale counteroffensive in Kursk Oblast.

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