North Korea sends citizens to support the Russian army in Ukraine

North Korea sends citizens to support the Russian army in Ukraine

CNN reports that North Korea sends its citizens to the help of the Russian military campaign in Ukraine. This was expressed by the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, stirred up with concern about the growing alliance between Moscow and the mysterious state of North Korea.

Growing alliance between Russia and North Korea

In his daily video message on Sunday, Zelensky explained: "We are observing an increasing alliance between Russia and governments such as North Korea. It is no longer just the transfer of weapons; in fact, it is about the transmission of people from North Korea to the crew troops."

Putin's visit to North Korea

This accusation comes at a time when the relationship between Moscow and Pyongyang continues to warm up. Russia's President Vladimir Putin visited North Korea in June - the first visit to this kind in more than two decades. Western observers ask themselves to what North Korea Russia supported in the invasion of Ukraine.

Call for more support for Ukraine

Zelensky also emphasized: "Obviously we have to develop our relationships with our partners. The front line needs more support." He repeated his appeal to western states to allow Kiev to use long -range missiles in the Russian field.

Reports about North Korean soldiers in Ukraine

A source from the Ukrainian secret service, which wanted to remain anonymous due to the sensitivity of the topic, announced that a small number of North Korean citizens work with the Russian military, mainly in the engineering area and in the exchange of information about the use of North Korean ammunition. Some of them recently died in the east of Ukraine, according to the source.

Reaction of the Kremlin

The spokesman for the Kremlin, Dmitry Peskov, rejected the allegations on Thursday that North Korean personnel had been sent to support Russia, and described this as "another deception". But the South Korean secret service said last week that it monitored the developments and considered the claim to be credible.

North Korean losses in Ukraine

Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun said it was "very likely that the reports of casualties of North Korean officers and soldiers in Ukraine are true," speaking during an annual parliamentary audit of the defense sector on Tuesday.

Military agreements between Russia and North Korea

"We believe that the possibility of further stationing regular troops is very high, since Russia and North Korea have made a mutual agreement that is almost a military alliance. We will be well prepared for this option," he added.

Weapons deliveries and international reactions

Several governments have accused Pyongyang of supplying Moscow with weapons in the course of his ongoing war in Ukraine. Both countries have rejected this claim, although there are considerable evidence of such transfers.

Cooperation between the two nations

The two countries that are considered Paria in the West have increasingly linked friendly relationships since the Russian invasion. During Putin's visit to the North Korean capital in June, the two countries promised to use all available funds in order to immediately support each other militarily in the event of an attack. This is part of a pioneering defense agreement that was negotiated by the autocratic states.

Support for Russia

During this visit, Putin said that the two countries raise their relationships to a “new level”. In statements before the conversations with Putin, the North Korean leader Kim Jong and explained his "full support and solidarity with the struggles of the Russian government, the military and the people", whereby he referred to Moscow War in Ukraine, "to protect his own sovereignty, security and territorial stability".