Reuters reported that South Korean intelligence said “thousands” more soldiers were expected to be sent to support the Kremlin in its war against Ukraine.
Ukraine’s military intelligence reported that Moscow plans to involve Pyongyang into the full-scale conflict against Ukraine in the next few months, with approximately 10,000 North Korean soldiers ready to join the Russian Army.
Park Sun-won is a member of the parliamentary intelligence committee. He said that signs of troops being trained in North Korea had been detected between September and October.
It appears that the troops are now dispersed in multiple training facilities across Russia and adapting to the local climate.
According to South Korean military intelligence, Pyongyang promised to provide 10,000 troops. Their deployment was expected to be complete by December.
Volodymyr Zelensky, the President of Russia, said that two brigades of North Koreans with a combined strength of 6,000 are currently being trained in Russia. According to military intelligence some North Korean officers have already been in the occupied territory of Ukraine, he stated on October 17.
North Korea denied the reports while a Kremlin spokeswoman gave a vague answer.
A military intelligence source informed the Kyiv independent on October 21 that Russian authorities had detained 18 North Korean troops who abandoned their positions within the Kursk Oblast. Video footage purporting show North Korean soldiers at a Russian training camp has also been circulated.
South Korean media reported Oct. 22 that Pyongyang had dispatched pilots capable of flying Russian warplanes in order to join the conflict in Ukraine. South Korea’s Yonhap news agency reported that South Korea was considering sending personnel to Ukraine in order to monitor North Korean forces.
The 24-hour “I Want to Live”, hotline launched by Ukraine’s Main Directorate of Intelligence in September 2022, helps Russian soldiers willingly surrender their units or themselves to the Ukrainian Army.
Ivan Petrychak of the 24th Mechanized Brigade press service had said on national TV that the Russian military had breached the defenses, but there was no sign of the potential loss of the city.
According to reports, the secret clause allowed North Korea to send its first 1,000 soldiers to Ukraine in order to gain military training. The source told the WSJ that more North Korean troops will be deployed.
Ukrainska Pravda reported on October 23 that Ruslan Muzychuk, a spokesperson for the National Guard of Ukraine, said that the troops had repelled 13 Russian attacks near the town Selydove located in the Donetsk Region over the last day.
According to a poll conducted by independent Levada Center from Sept. 10 to 17, 61% of Putin supporters said that they supported peace in Ukraine with mutual concessions.
The planes are reportedly equipped with long-range missiles SCALP/Storm Shadow and French guided bombs AASM.
U.S. Defense secretary Lloyd Austin said that there is evidence of DPRK troops present in Russia.
After arriving at Tbilisi Airport on October 22 to cover the upcoming elections, Czech journalist Ray Baseley had his entry to Georgia denied without explanation.
Denys Shmyhal, the PM, said that “the funds will be used for important non-military spending.”
According to the SBU the suspects planned to detonate an improvised explosive in a crowded area in Ukraine’s capital in order to cause “the greatest number of civilian deaths” as well as to create panic.
The U.K. seeks partners to co-finance “hundreds” of additional naval drones, as well as surveillance cameras to protect Ukraine’s grain canal.
A source close to the Presidential Office said that the document would address Ukraine’s military and political, as well as economic and other areas. It would also include certain decisions regarding law enforcement.
Kyrylo Budanov, the chief of military intelligence, claimed that Russia’s support for nuclear capabilities includes technologies for smaller tactical weapons and submarine missile launch systems.
The Air Force reported that Ukrainian air defenses destroyed 57 of 81 Shahed type drones launched overnight. The Air Force reported that 15 drones were destroyed, and nine others are still in the Ukrainian airspace as of publication.
“This is the wrong choice and does not advance peace.” The U.N. will only be damaged by this decision, according to the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry.
Jeffrey Pyatt said that the Biden administration will continue to tighten up the screws on Russia’s LNG imports.
This includes 1,460 casualties that Russian forces have suffered in the last day.
A U.S. intelligence officer said on October 22 that viral attacks against Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz were linked to Russian disinformation groups.
The Financial Times (FT), reported on October 22 that Turkey had quietly blocked the export to Russia of military goods of U.S. origin following a warning by Washington.
Radoslaw Sikorski, the Polish Foreign Minister, said on October 22 that “Russia is waging an hybrid war.” “It tries to sabotage Polish territory.”
According to the U.N. Population Fund, Ukraine has the lowest birth rate in Europe, and the number refugees has risen to 6.7 millions. The full-scale invasion scheduled for 2022 will only exacerbate the already grave decline.
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