North Korea Denies Deploying 1,500 Special Forces to Help Russia Against Ukraine

New York – Government North Korea (North Korea) Denied​​South Korea​​(South Korea) accusation that Pyongyang had sent in 1,500 troops special forces to help Russia in the war against Ukraine.

This rejection was expressed by North Korea’s representative at the UN, saying that Seoul’s claim is a baseless rumor.

Seoul’s intelligence agency said last Friday that Pyongyang had deployed 1,500 special forces soldiers and were already training in the Russian Far East who were then ready to rush to the front lines of the Ukrainian war. .

“Regarding the so-called military cooperation with Russia, my delegation does not feel the need to comment on baseless and baseless rumours,” a North Korean representative said at a committee meeting during UN General Assembly.

“Seoul’s claims are aimed at tarnishing the DPRK’s image and undermining legitimate, friendly and cooperative relations between two sovereign states,” the representative continued at a meeting held Monday night in New York, as reported . AFPTuesday (22/10/2024).

DPRK is the abbreviation for the official name of North Korea; Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.

Pyongyang and Moscow have been allies since the creation of North Korea after World War II, and have grown closer since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022.

Seoul and Washington have long claimed that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has sent weapons for use by Russian forces in Ukraine.

North Korean state media has not commented on the alleged use of special forces.