Intelligence explained that these soldiers were armed with AK-12 assault rifles, mortar shells and other offensive weapons, in areas close to the border with Ukraine.
And I mentioned Ukrainian defense intelligenceIn a statement on Saturday, Russia transferred more than 7,000 North Korean soldiers from the Russian coastal region to areas near Ukraine last week, according to the South Korean Yonhap News Agency.
The agency added, on its website: “The North Korean soldiers were transported to the front line with the help of at least 28 military transport aircraft of the Russian Air Force.”
The agency indicated that Moscow armed North Korean soldiers with Russian weapons, including… Defender mortar 60 mm caliber, AK-12 rifles, machine guns, sniper rifles, anti-tank guided missiles, anti-tank grenade launchers, and night vision equipment.
The statement indicated that North Korean soldiers are now undergoing training in 5 different locations in the Russian Far East, in order to potentially support the war in Ukraine.