18 North Korean soldiers who tried to escape from the positions of Russian troops in the Kursk region were detained by the Russians in the Komarchy district of the Bryansk region. This was reported by sources in Ukrainian intelligence to online.ua.
Points of attention
- A group of North Korean soldiers tried to escape from positions in the Kursk region, but were detained by the Russians in the Bryansk region.
- After a security meeting in South Korea, the arrival of North Korean soldiers to Russia to participate in military operations on Ukrainian territory was confirmed.
- The National Intelligence Service has confirmed the rapid transportation of about 1,500 North Korean soldiers to Russia for military operations.
- The head of the GUR of the Ministry of Defense announced the readiness of more than 11,000 North Korean soldiers to enter combat by November 2024.
North Korean soldiers tried to escape from positions in Kurshchyna
According to sources in Ukrainian intelligence, about 40 military instructors from North Korea together with fifty Russian occupiers were in positions in the forest in the Kolyachek district of the Khomutovsky district of the Kursk region.
It was established that the North Koreans trained servicemen of the Russian Armed Forces in the use of balloons for military purposes. Instead, Russian military personnel trained representatives of North Korea in modern infantry combat using the experience of the so-called "SVO".
After completing the training course, the North Korean servicemen were left in a forest massif in the Kolyachek area of the Khomutov district for several days without food and without instructions regarding further plans and intentions.
On October 14, part of the North Koreans decided to voluntarily leave their positions in order to find the command of the Russian Armed Forces.
In two days, on October 16, the soldiers who disappeared from their positions were found and detained by the Russian occupiers. The distance from the place of escape was about 60 kilometers
Currently, all 40 military personnel of the DPRK, who were at positions in the Khomutovsky district, have been transferred to the Lhovsky district of the Kursk region for further involvement in the assault operations in the Kursk Region, sources inform.
The DPRK sent 1,500 soldiers to Russia
The confirmation from the National Intelligence Service (NIS) came after South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol called an emergency security meeting amid growing speculation that North Korea may be providing soldiers to fight Russia in Ukraine.
After the meeting, the NIS said it had confirmed "the beginning of North Korea's direct involvement" in the war in Ukraine after learning that troops from the North had been transferred to Russian Navy transport ships.
The NIS also said it had confirmed that Pyongyang began transporting its special forces to Russia from October 8 to 13.
According to the NIS, approximately 1,500 North Korean soldiers were transported during the first phase using four amphibious assault ships and three escort vessels owned by Russia.
Earlier, the head of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, Kyrylo Budanov, said that by November 1, 2024, about 11,000 North Korean soldiers will be ready to fight in Ukraine. According to him, the first cadre of 2,600 North Korean soldiers will go to the Kursk region. It is not yet clear where the rest will be sent.
