“And he’s kind of standing there looking away. ‘He comes here and tells them what to do.’
According to Ukrainian defense intelligence, the audio was intercepted from an encrypted Russian transmission channel on the night of October 23.
Analysis of the Ukrainian intercept revealed that on the morning of October 24, North Korean troops were planning to move around the Post-Yariye Dvor field camp in Russia’s Kursk region, where Ukraine launched a surprise invasion earlier this year. Ta.
The intercepts also revealed a plan to place one interpreter and three senior officers for every 30 North Korean men, and a Russian soldier can be heard denouncing this in the audio.
“The only thing I don’t understand is that there are three senior officers in 30 people. Where do you get them? Russian military personnel say.
The intercepted audio follows an announcement by Ukrainian military intelligence on Thursday that a group of North Korean soldiers had been spotted in Russia’s Kursk region, which borders Ukraine and where military operations are ongoing.
Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence Service said in a post on its official Telegram account that some North Korean troops trained in Russia’s Far East have moved to Russia’s western region, adding that Ukraine has He said it has maintained a foothold in the region. August.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday that he had received a report from the Supreme Commander of the Ukrainian Armed Forces regarding the deployment of North Korean soldiers.
“According to Intelligence, on October 27-28, Russia will deploy the first North Korean troops into the combat zone. “It’s a clear step forward,” Zelenskiy said, criticizing the BRICS summit hosted by Russian President Vladimir Putin this week in the southwestern Russian city of Kazan.
The Kremlin initially denied allegations of sending North Korean troops, but at Thursday’s BRICS summit, President Putin did not deny that North Korea had sent soldiers to the country.
“North Korea’s actual involvement in the fighting involves not just turning a blind eye or confused comments, but concrete pressure on both Moscow and North Korea to abide by the UN Charter and punish escalation. We need to respond,” Zelenskiy added.
