Some 12,000 North Korean soldiers will “soon” be in Russia for training, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Monday, who expects to then see them on the battlefield in Ukraine while the Pentagon said for its part that Monday that 10,000 North Korean soldiers were already training on Russian soil.
Some 12,000 North Korean troops will be “Soon” in Russia to train, said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday, who expects to then see them on the battlefield in Ukraine. “There are already 3,000 North Korean soldiers on Russian territory. According to our intelligence services, there will soon be 12,000,” he said during a press conference on the occasion of a summit in Iceland with the leaders of the Nordic countries, once again denouncing a “escalade” in the conflict. Russia “will use them on our territory”, he said.
The Pentagon said on Monday that 10,000 North Korean soldiers were already training on Russian soil.
“Some high-ranking generals are traveling to frontline areas”
At the same time, citing South Korean intelligence, a South Korean lawmaker said Tuesday that North Korean generals could go to the Ukrainian front. “The National Intelligence Service (NIS) is considering the possibility of some high-ranking generals traveling to frontline areas”declared the elected official, Lee Seong-kweun, after a briefing with the NIS, according to a transcript seen by AFP.
