This image from a video posted Oct. 18 on X by Ukraine’s Center for Strategic Communication and Information Security shows what the center claims are North Korean soldiers deployed to Russia. “The gist of our message will be this: The war initiated by Russia’s military was an invasion, and there is no justification for you (North Korean troops) to support it. This moves comes as North Korean soldiers are engaging in combat operations alongside Russian troops attempting to retake land lost to Ukraine’s military in the Kursk region. According to South Korea’s National Intelligence Service (NIS), North Korean troops have already begun participating in the battlefield. Speaking to reporters, Thursday, a ministry official said the North Korean regime might have concluded that keeping the information hidden would be in its best political interest.

Source: The Nation November 17, 2024 06:04 UTC