North Korean troops are reportedly training in Russia for the Ukraine front
The Russian investigative portal The Insider published a recording purportedly showing the training of North Korean soldiers at a training ground in Russia. Earlier, the South Korean intelligence agency reported that North Korea decided to send more than 10,000 soldiers, including a special forces unit, to the war in Ukraine.
The Insider’s analysts believe that the recordings were made at military unit 44980 of the 127th Motor Rifle Division in the Primorsky Territory in Russia, near the border with North Korea.
They're issued with Russian uniforms
Earlier, the Vostok-2022 exercises concluded in this area, involving military personnel from China. However, The Insider did not find any foreign fighters in Russian uniforms and equipment similar to those shown in the recording, and the vegetation does not correspond to August when the mentioned exercises took place.
A Korean translator, to whom The Insider showed the video, noted that one of the soldiers in the film yells: "Follow the black line." The translator added that it is likely a "North Korean dialect."
Previously, the South Korean intelligence agency NIS reported that North Korea decided to send approximately 10,000 soldiers, including special forces, to support Russia in the war against Ukraine.
Kim's soldiers are in Russia
According to NIS, the first contingent was deployed to various locations in the Far East, including Vladivostok, Ussuriysk, Khabarovsk, and Blagoveshchensk, where they are currently integrating with Russian military units.
The intelligence services stated that special forces soldiers "are to be deployed to the front line in Ukraine as soon as they complete acclimatization training." The military personnel were issued Russian uniforms and weapons and given fake identification to appear as part of the Russian forces.
The Strategic Communications and Information Security Center of Ukraine also confirms the information about the Russian uniforms. A communiqué notes that the uniforms were issued at a training ground in Sergeyev, in the Far East of Russia.
The film released by the agency is "no more than three days old."
