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The emergence of any number of new soldiers is a problem because we will simply need new, additional weapons to destroy them all,
We received this video from our own sources. We cannot provide additional verification from the sources who provided it to us due to security concerns,
said Ihor Solovey, the head of the center The video clearly shows North Korean citizens being given Russian uniforms under the direction of the Russian military,
It means that Pyongyang won't be motivated to seek improvements in relations with Japan, South Korea and the U.S.,
This is a significant escalation of the war by Russia,
Diplomatically, Pyongyang would be sacrificing its relations with European countries for the foreseeable future. The quid pro quo in terms of Russian military technology provided to the Kim regime could be significant enough to threaten South Korea’s security,
said Leif-Eric Easley, professor of international studies at Ewha Womans University in Seoul These (North Korean) troops movements, if true, are alarming and are an extreme escalation of the conflict in Ukraine,
wrote US Representative Mike Turner Even if North Korea is not physically there at the battlefield, then still they are helping to fuel Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine in every way they can,
At this moment, our official position is that we cannot confirm reports that North Koreans are actively now as soldiers engaged in the war effort,
We can't confirm or corroborate those reports,
We think that so long as Vladimir Putin believes that he is winning, that he is unlikely to engage in any serious negotiations,
Deepening cooperation between Russia and the DPRK is a trend that should be of great concern to anyone interested in maintaining peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula, upholding the global non-proliferation regime, and supporting the people of Ukraine as they defend their freedom and independence against Russia’s brutal war of aggression,
a State Department spokesperson previously told the Washington Examiner If these reports are confirmed to be true, they would continue to demonstrate Russia’s profound desperation,
There’s millions of them,
a voice can be heard saying in one of the videos in Russian, appearing to be filming secretly The North Korean soldiers … are expected to be deployed to the frontlines as soon as they complete their adaptation training,
It appears that they disguised themselves as Russian soldiers to hide the fact that they were deployed to the battlefield,
There are dozens of North Koreans behind Russian lines, in teams that support launcher systems for KN-23 missiles.”
They are known as the Buryat Battalion,
a senior Ukrainian military official told Politico The direct military cooperation between Russia and North Korea that has been reported by foreign media has now been officially confirmed,
the spy agency said in a statement The participants ... shared the view that the current situation where Russia and North Korea’s closer ties have gone beyond the movement of military supplies to actual dispatch of troops is a grave security threat not only to our country but to the international community,