‘The United States’ confirms that ‘North Korea’ is sending 3,000 soldiers to Russia, fearing that they will become involved in a war effort in Ukraine.

Lloyd Austin Defense MinisterUnited States Revealed to reporters while in Rome Italy that “There is evidence that the Democratic Army of the Republic of Korea is in Russia,” he said.North KoreaPrepare to fight alongsideRussiainUkraineAs the Kiev government said But Austin said it remains to be seen what the force will do next.

later onJohn Kirby A White House spokesman told reporters on Wednesday that the United States believes that at least 3,000 North Korean personnel are being trained at three facilities in eastern Russia.

The United States is confident that North Korean troops will travel to Russia by ship sometime in early to mid-October. Traveling from the Wonsan region of North Korea to Vladivostok. Eastern Russia before traveling to three training locations in eastern Russia.

“If they join the fight with Ukraine. They will be targeted. When it becomes a target The Ukrainian military will protect itself from North Korean soldiers the same way it will protect itself from Russian soldiers,” said Kirby.

Park Sun-won, a member of South Korea’s parliament’s intelligence committee, said Pyongyang had promised to send about 10,000 troops to Russia, with the full number expected to be deployed by December.

The Kremlin has dismissed Seoul’s claims of sending North Korean troops to Russia as fake news. And North Korea’s ambassador to the United Nations (UN) in New York said at a meeting on Monday (October 21) that the rumors were unfounded.

Moscow and Pyongyang have consistently denied that they will send weapons to each other. But the two pledged to renew relations and signed a mutual defense pact at the summit in June.

reference: Reuters