South Korea summoned the Russian ambassador in Seoul on Monday in demonstration over claims that Pyongyang sent out countless soldiers to eliminate in Moscows war against Ukraine, the South Korean Foreign Ministry said, requiring the immediate withdrawal of the troop deployments.Around 1,500 North Korean unique forces soldiers have been stationed in Russia, according to South Koreas intelligence company, and they are expected to head to the front lines in Ukraine soon.
Authorities in Seoul said North Korea will likely send out extra soldiers in the near future.South Korea, which has long claimed the nuclear-armed North is supplying Russia with weapons for use on the battlefield in Ukraine, has actually revealed alarm over the release, which follows Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a shared defense contract in June.Vice Foreign Minister Kim Hong-kyun expressed Seouls severe concerns regarding North Koreas current dispatch of troops to Russia and strongly urged the immediate withdrawal of North Korean forces and the cessation of associated cooperation, according to a ministry statement.Kim informed the Russian ambassador in Seoul, Georgiy Zinoviev, that North Korea supplying Russia with weaponry and soldiers for the war in Ukraine positions a considerable security threat not only to South Korea but to the global community.
He likewise stressed that such actions violate several UN Security Council resolutions and the UN Charter.
On Friday, South Koreas National Intelligence Service (NIS) released in-depth satellite images it said showed the first deployment of elite North Korean soldiers being moved by Russian military ships to Vladivostok.The intelligence company said that in between Oct.
8 and Oct.
13, North Korea transported its unique forces to Russia by means of a Russian Navy transport ship, verifying the start of North Koreas military participation in Moscows war versus Ukraine.The very first contingent of troops $ which South Korean media reported was from an elite unit under North Koreas Special Operations Forces, likewise known as the Storm Corps $ are presently stationed in military bases across Russias Far East.The unique forces are anticipated to be released to the front lines (of the Ukraine conflict) as quickly as they complete acclimatization training, according to the NIS.The intelligence agency said Pyongyang had actually offered Russia with more than 13,000 containers worth of artillery shells, missiles, anti-tank rockets and other deadly weapons since last August.A Message from The Moscow Times: Dear readers, We are facing extraordinary challenges.
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