The Ukrainian Center for Strategic Communication and Information Security released on October 18 a video purporting to show North Korean soldiers in an army camp in Russia preparing to join Moscow’s war effort against Ukraine.
The footage was shared amid reports about Moscow’s plans to involve Pyongyang into a full-scale war with Ukraine in the coming month, and that around 10,000 North Korean soldiers are preparing to join the Russian Army, according to President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Kyrylo Budanov, Ukraine’s chief of military intelligence, said that a first group of 2,600 troops will be deployed in Russia’s Kursk Oblast. This is where Ukraine began an incursion across the border in August and still controls significant territory. He said that approximately 11,000 North Korean soldiers are in Russia, and will be “ready for battle” in Ukraine by November 1.
The video, which was published by a center under the Culture and Information Ministry of Ukraine, is said to have been shot at the Sergeevsky camp in Russia’s Far East, near North Korea. The video shows men in uniforms waiting in line for equipment.
The center did specify how the video was acquired, but added that it was “no older than 72 hours.”
The Kyiv independent could not verify the claims.
Andrii Sybiha, the Foreign Minister of Russia, said earlier that day: “The Euro-Atlantic Community must act immediately and realize that the DPRK invades Europe alongside Russia.”
Faced with the threat, he called on partners to increase military aid to Kyiv, lift a ban on strikes using long-range weapons supplied by the West on targets in Russia, and shoot down Russian missiles and drones over Ukraine.
Pat Ryder, Pentagon spokesperson, said on October 17 that “he can’t confirm if there are North Korean troops that have gone to Russia”, but added that “the U.S. will continue to monitor” the current situation.
If the reports are true, they would “demonstrate Russia’s dire situation, its dire situation in terms of the forces it has on the battlefield.”
Ryder said, “It just shows the desperation of their military in identifying additional forces.”
Ukraine’s Center for Strategic Communication and Information Security has published a video purporting to show North Korean soldiers in Russian military camps preparing to join Moscow’s war effort against Ukraine.
The latest aid package for Kyiv contains weapons from Denmark’s stocks, funding for air defence systems with Germany, as well as contributions to the U.K. led International Fund for Ukraine.
The military intelligence of Ukraine said that the enemy was forced out of the settlement and the occupying forces’ routes of travel were mined.
The North Korean missile that was shot over Poltava Oblast contained microelectronics manufactured by companies in the U.S.A., Switzerland, U.K. and the Netherlands.
Oleksandr Syrskyi, the commander-in-chief, called Ukraine a leader in the development and production of interceptor drones.
According to the authorities the bodies were recovered from Donetsk oblast, Luhansk oblast, and Zaporizhzhia Oblast, as well as from a Russian morgue.
The Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk stated that there is no consensus among EU leaders about the plan and it’s difficult to determine its realistic potential because “much is dependent on the outcome of U.S. Presidential election.”
The bloodiest day in the history of Moscow’s forces occurred on May 13, when they suffered 1,740 reported casualties.
Kyrylo Budanov, Ukraine’s head of military intelligence, said that the first group of 2,600 troops will be deployed in Russia’s Kursk Oblast. This is where Ukraine began its cross-border incision last August and still controls significant territory.
According to the Kiel Institute for the World Economy, which tracks international aid for Ukraine (IfW Kiel), Germany and the Netherlands allocated 15 billion euro ($16.2 billion) and 6.9 billion euros ($6.9billion), respectively.
The National Intelligence Service of South Korea believes that North Korea will deploy four brigades, totaling 12,000 soldiers, including special forces to the war in Ukraine.
The European Council reiterated that it would adhere to “certain member states'” “security and defence policy” regarding the use generated from the frozen assets. It added that it would continue “to address all relevant legal and monetary aspects.”
Ukraine’s Air Force stated that in addition to the 80 drones shot down throughout the country, an additional 44 were “lost.”
“We cannot stop. We must continue to support the cause. “I believe we must continue until Ukraine achieves a just and lasting peace in accordance with the U.N. Charter,” said U.S. president Joe Biden.
This includes 1,530 casualties that Russian forces have suffered in the last day.
The Krakow District Court began the trial of two Russians, Andrei G., and Aleksei, T., who allegedly were hired by the Wagner Group in order to distribute flyers to people in Krakow, Poland, encouraging them to join their organization.
Denys Shmyhal, the Ukrainian Prime Minister, addressed the annual Ukraine Mine Action Conference held in Switzerland on October 17, and urged the international community for increased support to demining efforts.
According to the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Norway has increased its overall support for Ukraine’s Energy Sector to 3 billion Kroner (around 274.2 million dollars) as part of a broader aid program.
Viktor Orban, the Hungarian Prime Minster, wrote that “what (Zelensky), outlined yesterday in Ukraine’s parliament is more than frightening,” and urged EU leaders to begin talks with Moscow as soon as possible.
In an interview with The Washington Post on October 17, Trump blamed the U.S., Ukraine and other leaders for the war. He did not mention Russian President Vladimir Putin.
“We refute the insinuations made by unnamed sources, in the Bild magazine, regarding Ukraine’s alleged plan to develop weapons or mass destruction.”
The change could delay the Ukrainian squadron’s readiness for the battlefield by several months.
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