28-10-2024, 10:51 AM
War update latest: Russia transporting North Korean troops to front lines in civilian trucks with civilian license plates, reported on Oct. 27.
Announcement follows reports from U.S. said a contingent of North Korean troops is headed to Russia's Kursk Oblast to assist Moscow in countering Ukraine's offensive in the region.
Russian police officers on Oct. 27 stopped a Kamaz truck with civilian license plates on the Kursk-Voronezh highway, HUR said via official Telegram channel. Vehicle was loaded with North Korean military personnel, but driver did not have documented combat orders.
In an intercepted radio communication, Russia's 810th Separate Marine Brigade are trying to sort out problem of stopped truck, according to audio published by HUR. Unit was expecting to receive North Korean reinforcements via Kamaz truck. Audio records by officers discussing why truck was stopped on Kursk-Voronezh highway & why driver lacked proper documentation. HUR's report indicates North Korean troops are on their way to Russian units, aligning with President Zelensky's announcement on Oct. 25 that Russia is planning to send first North Korean soldiers to a combat zone on Oct. 27-28. This follows reports from U.S. a contingent of North Korean troops is headed to Kursk Oblast. Official Telegram channel said. Vehicle reportedly loaded with North Korean military personnel, but driver didn't have documented orders is intercepted by radio communication. Russia's 810th Separate Marine Brigade are trying to sort out problem or stopped truck. According to audio published by HUR. Unit was expecting to see their North Korean soldiers reinforcements via the Kamaz truck.
Audio records says officers discussing why the truck was stopped on Kursk-Voronezh highway & why tldriver lacked proper documentation. HUR's report indicates those North Korean troops are on their way to join Russian units, aligning President Zelensky's announcement on Oct. 25 that Russia is planning to send the first North Korean soldiers to a combat zone on Oct. 27-28. While Russia and North Korea first dismissed Ukraine's reports that North Korean troops were joining the war, the leaders of the two countries have changed their language in recent days, moving from denial to justification.
Putin on Oct. 24 indirectly acknowledged show satellite imagery with "if there are images, they reflect something" & citing Pyongyang's defense treaty with Moscow. North Korea's said on Oct. 25 any decision to send troops to Russia would comply with international law. The estimates on the number of North Korean troops sent to the Ukraine-Russia front line have varied. U.S. officials estimated around 3,000, troops were training in Russia. U.S. National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby indicated the overall count could now be higher.
https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-war-...ence-says/
Announcement follows reports from U.S. said a contingent of North Korean troops is headed to Russia's Kursk Oblast to assist Moscow in countering Ukraine's offensive in the region.
Russian police officers on Oct. 27 stopped a Kamaz truck with civilian license plates on the Kursk-Voronezh highway, HUR said via official Telegram channel. Vehicle was loaded with North Korean military personnel, but driver did not have documented combat orders.
In an intercepted radio communication, Russia's 810th Separate Marine Brigade are trying to sort out problem of stopped truck, according to audio published by HUR. Unit was expecting to receive North Korean reinforcements via Kamaz truck. Audio records by officers discussing why truck was stopped on Kursk-Voronezh highway & why driver lacked proper documentation. HUR's report indicates North Korean troops are on their way to Russian units, aligning with President Zelensky's announcement on Oct. 25 that Russia is planning to send first North Korean soldiers to a combat zone on Oct. 27-28. This follows reports from U.S. a contingent of North Korean troops is headed to Kursk Oblast. Official Telegram channel said. Vehicle reportedly loaded with North Korean military personnel, but driver didn't have documented orders is intercepted by radio communication. Russia's 810th Separate Marine Brigade are trying to sort out problem or stopped truck. According to audio published by HUR. Unit was expecting to see their North Korean soldiers reinforcements via the Kamaz truck.
Audio records says officers discussing why the truck was stopped on Kursk-Voronezh highway & why tldriver lacked proper documentation. HUR's report indicates those North Korean troops are on their way to join Russian units, aligning President Zelensky's announcement on Oct. 25 that Russia is planning to send the first North Korean soldiers to a combat zone on Oct. 27-28. While Russia and North Korea first dismissed Ukraine's reports that North Korean troops were joining the war, the leaders of the two countries have changed their language in recent days, moving from denial to justification.
Putin on Oct. 24 indirectly acknowledged show satellite imagery with "if there are images, they reflect something" & citing Pyongyang's defense treaty with Moscow. North Korea's said on Oct. 25 any decision to send troops to Russia would comply with international law. The estimates on the number of North Korean troops sent to the Ukraine-Russia front line have varied. U.S. officials estimated around 3,000, troops were training in Russia. U.S. National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby indicated the overall count could now be higher.

https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-war-...ence-says/