INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
North Korea is sending large-scale troop releases to support Moscows war versus Ukraine, with 1,500 special forces already stationed in
Russias Far East where they are going through training, Seouls intelligence firm said Friday.The National Intelligence Service (NIS)
released comprehensive satellite pictures of what it said was Pyongyangs first implementation to Russia.South Korean President Yoon Suk
Yeol assembled an emergency security meeting Friday, with Seoul slamming the Norths move as a considerable security danger not only to our
nation but likewise to the worldwide community, the presidents office said.The NIS said it had actually found that from the 8th to the
13th [of October], North Korea transported its unique forces to Russia via a Russian Navy transportation ship, verifying the start of North
Koreas military participation in Moscows war against Ukraine.According to the spy agency, numerous Russian landing ships and frigates have
already completed carrying the very first contingent of troops, who are currently stationed in military bases across Russias Far East.The
special forces soldiers are anticipated to be deployed to the front lines [of the war in Ukraine] as soon as they complete acclimatization
The soldiers have actually been issued Russian military uniforms and Russian-made weapons, the NIS included
This seems to be an effort to camouflage the fact that they are North Korean soldiers by making them look like Russian soldiers, the spy
company said.More soldiers are likely to be sent out to Russia soon, South Korean officials stated, adding that it approximated the North
might send out around 12,000 soldiers in overall
A 2nd transportation operation is anticipated to happen soon, they said.Russian President Vladimir Putin made an uncommon see to Pyongyang
in June, with the 2 countries signing a shared defense treaty, fuelling speculations of additional arms transfers.South Koreas NIS stated
Friday that the North had actually supplied Russia with more than 13,000 containers worth of weapons shells, rockets, anti-tank rockets and
other lethal weapons considering that last August.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated Thursday that intelligence reports
indicated Pyongyang was training 10,000 soldiers to support Russia in its fight versus Kyiv
He declared Russia is relying on North Korean soldiers to compensate for its substantial losses.Earlier this month, Ukrainian media reported
that 6 North Korean military officers were eliminated in a Ukrainian missile attack on Russian-occupied territory near Donetsk on Oct
South Koreas Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun informed lawmakers at the time that it was extremely likely that the report was true.Experts
stated that moving from providing shells to soldiers to Russia was the next logical action
For North Korea, which has actually supplied Russia with numerous shells and rockets, its vital to find out how to handle different weapons
and gain real-world fight experience, stated Lim Eul-chul, a teacher at Seouls Institute for Far Eastern Studies
This may even be a driving element behind sending North Korean soldiers â $ to offer them with varied experiences and war-time training,
