Intelligence intercepts conversation of DPRK military in Kursk region: audio recording
26 November 11:55
Ukrainian intelligence intercepted a conversation between the DPRK military, which Russia has deployed in the Kursk region. This was reported by the GUR press service, Komersant ukrainskyi
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The DIU released an audio recording of the conversation, where a North Korean on duty on the radio is conducting a communication check and urging the soldiers.
“While the car is not working, two of you go forward. Get out quickly! Faster, faster, move back,” the Korean soldier shouted in Korean.
The Defence Intelligence of Ukraine reminded that “there will be a just retribution for every war crime committed against the Ukrainian people.”
It should be noted that according to Ukrainian intelligence, there are already 11,000 North Korean troops in the Kursk region.
Earlier, South Korean intelligence reported that North Korea had decided to send 12,000 special forces soldiers to support Russia, most of whom are already training and will be deployed to the front, according to the head of the Defense Intelligence Service, Kirill Budanov, on November 1. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned that this could be “the first step towards a world war.”
North Korea has also reportedly provided Russia with thousands of containers of ammunition. Last month, Kyrylo Budanov called North Korea’s support for the war “the biggest problem” Kyiv faces from Moscow’s allies.
The deepening military cooperation between North Korea and Russia is a cause for concern in both South Korea and NATO. During a telephone conversation with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, South Korean President Yun Seok-yeol condemned the military alliance and said that South Korea would take “gradual measures” in response to the threats.
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Cooperation between the DPRK and Russia
on June 19, 2024, Russian President Vladimir Putin paid his first visit to North Korea in 24 years. During this visit, he signed an agreement on a “comprehensive strategic partnership” between the two countries with DPRK leader Kim Jong Un. After the signing, Putin noted that this agreement provides for assistance in case of aggression against one of the parties. Recently, the agreement was submitted for ratification in the Russian parliament. The agreement explicitly provides for military assistance:
“If one of the parties is subjected to an armed attack by any state or several states and is thus in a state of war, the other party shall immediately provide military and other assistance by all means at its disposal in accordance with Article 51 of the UN Charter and in accordance with the laws of the Russian Federation and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.”
After the visit, it became known that the DPRK supplies Russia with artillery shells, which it uses in the war against Ukraine. According to The Times, their number is already approaching 3 million, which is half of all the shells that Russia is firing against Ukraine.
The Kyiv Post, citing intelligence sources, reported that on October 3, 6 North Korean officers who were advising the Russians were killed in Donbas.
