NORTH Korean troops have been spotted fighting on the frozen frontline in Kursk for the first time, new footage reveals.
Kim Jong-un bailed out fellow dictator pal Putin by deploying some 12,000 troops in October as he hopes to claw back the occupied region from Ukraine.
East2WestAerial footage allegedly shows North Korean troopers in Plekhovo, Kursk region[/caption]
East2WestPutin’s propaganda puppets claim the soldiers have taken a village in the region[/caption]
East2WestNorth Korean troops have previously been seen in leaked videos training in Russia in November[/caption]
Footage shows troops drudging through the thick snow in the occupied Kursk.
The landscape is coated in white, with army vehicles speeding down the icy roads as Kim Jong-un’s men seek to grab back the territory held by Ukraine’s armed forces.
Vlad is arming Kim’s men as he seeks to bolster his troop numbers for his brutal war.
And Putin’s propaganda puppets have claimed the move has worked as they claim the North Korean troops have seized their first village in the Kursk region.
They gloat that the troops apparently took Plekhovo from Ukrainian occupying forces, according to Telegram War channel Romanov Light – but the timeline doesn’t add up.
The channel, run by military blogger Vladimir Romanov, said: “The settlement was taken exclusively by the North Korean Special Operations Forces – in 2 hours.
“They passed through like a hurricane, [and] did not take prisoners.
“The enemy lost more than 300 servicemen.”
It is unconfirmed whether the North Korean troops have seized the village, and if it were true, it would have taken Moscow a week to reveal the details as Plekhovo fell on 6 December.
Another Putin propagandist echoed the claim about North Korea’s first military success in the war, claiming that they are “armed only with light weapons”.
East2WestThe troops were captured in the footage in November[/caption]
East2WestKim Jong-un has sent around 12,000 soldiers to help his pal Putin[/caption]
North Korean troops aren’t up to scratch, says defector
An exclusive by James Halpin, Foreign News Reporter
ENTIRE units of North Korea’s troops fighting for Vladimir Putin will desert as soon as they get to the frontline, a defector has claimed.
Hyun-Seung Lee, a soldier in the Kim army in the early 2000s, says the troops in Russia will be looking to escape the battle in Ukraine “from the beginning”.
He believes the troops are not ready for the frontline and will be used as “human shields” by Russian soldiers.
Kim Jong-un has sent his Storm Corps, the country’s equivalent of special forces, to fight for Vlad as his war continues to stall.
The 10,000-strong force is set to be used on the battlefield in the coming days as the Russian tyrant looks to claw back Kursk.
Questions have been raised about how well the Korean soldiers will fight having not seen combat since the Vietnam War and with the units armed, clothed, and run by the Russians.
Lee told The Sun the soldiers in North Korea will have been forced to go and they will be young, so they won’t be that committed to the fighting.
He said: “It will be individuals at first, but more like as time passes, I think there’ll be like a larger number of group defections, including officers.”
That’s because, Lee says, the Russians will likely treat them as “expendable” and even more poorly than their own troops.
He said: “Russian soldiers don’t respect them as their fellow warriors.
“They will treat them as their human shields.”
And war correspondent Yuri Kotenok said the village “was indeed taken by fighters of the Korean special forces.
“They walked [more than a mile] through a minefield, broke into the village with lightning speed and destroyed the occupation contingent.”
The propagandist added that the operation “took two and a half hours” and that they took their dead and wounded soldiers “with them”.
Some 12,000 North Korean troops are reported to be assisting Putin’s forces in the region.
They were ordered to fight in Kursk region six time zones from home by dictator Kim.
But some Russians have disputed the claims by the pro-Putin war correspondents.
One anonymous Russian fighter said: “I see. We and our colleagues who entered the village are now Koreans.”
The footage appeared after North Korea and Russia pledged to come to each other’s aid in the case of war, Pyongyang media reported.
The pact requires both countries to use all available means to provide military assistance if either is attacked.
Leaked videos from November show North Korean soldiers training to fight in Putin’s bloody and illegal war.
It appears to show North Korean troops being trained by their counterparts in speaking Russian and using Vlad’s equipment.
The first clip shows a Russian instructor say a world, with the North Koreans in full armour and holding guns repeating it after him.
Another clip shows the soldiers standing around a blonde Russian instructor demonstrating something to them.
The Ukrainian journalist, Andriy Tsaplienko, claimed they were practising landmine detonation.
Why are North Korea helping Russia?
NORTH Korea’s decision to send 12,000 soldiers to Russia in the Ukraine conflict is strategic.
It aims to strengthen its alliance with pal Putin and counterbalance the influence of the West and its allies.
This partnership gives North Korea a sense of security and a buffer against international sanctions and isolation.
Economic benefits are also likely a key factor, as North Korea faces severe economic challenges.
By supporting Russia, it may hope to get financial compensation or critical resources like food aid and energy supplies.
This support would help alleviate the hardships faced by its population under the cruel dictatorship.
North Korea also wants to demonstrate its military capabilities to the world.
Contributing troops to a high-profile conflict showcases its military strength.
It also provides valuable combat experience and bolsters the regime’s prestige both domestically and internationally.
East2WestYet more evidence emerges that North Korean soldiers are inside Russia training to fight for Putin in Ukraine[/caption]
East2WestNorth Korean troops are seen in new videos training in a Russian war zone[/caption] Published: [#item_custom_pubDate]
