US: 10,000 North Korean soldiers will soon enter the war in Ukraine.
According to AFP, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin claimed that Washington expects that thousands of North Korean troops currently in North Korea will “soon” enter the battlefronts against Ukraine.
According to the US Defense Secretary, nearly 10,000 North Korean soldiers have been deployed in the Russian border province of Kursk and are now “integrating into Russian formations.”
Speaking to reporters in Fiji, Lloyd Austin added: “Based on what they have been trained and how they have been integrated into Russian military formations, we predict that they will soon enter the conflict and battle in Ukraine.”
The US Defense Secretary also said that to date he has not seen “significant reports” of “active participation of North Korean forces in the war (in Ukraine).”
According to the US Defense Secretary, nearly 10,000 North Korean soldiers have been deployed in the Russian border province of Kursk and are now “integrating into Russian formations.”
Speaking to reporters in Fiji, Lloyd Austin added: “Based on what they have been trained and how they have been integrated into Russian military formations, we predict that they will soon enter the conflict and battle in Ukraine.”