Russia is moving North Korean troops to front lines via trucks with civilian license plates, The Kyiv Independent reported citing Ukraine's military intelligence agency (HUR). This comes as US and Ukrainian officials warned about Moscow training personnel from Pyongyang and thousands of soldiers will be transported to Kursk Oblast.
According to the report, Russian police officers on October 27 stopped a Kamaz truck with civilian license plates on Kursk-Voronezh highway. The vehicle, according to HUR, was loaded with North Korean military personnel. However, the driver did not have the required documents.
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HUR further added that it intercepted radio communication, where Russian officers could be heard trying to sort out the issue of the stopped truck. The unit was expecting to receive North Korean reinforcements. The report aligns with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's announcement that Moscow is planning to send the first North Korean soldiers to a combat zone on October 27-28.
Zelenskyy said that Ukraine will be forced to fight against North Korean troops should they enter the conflict. "Ukraine will be forced to actually fight against North Korea in Europe," he said in his evening address. "These are the conditions when the lack of partners' stronger decisions in support of Ukraine only encourages Putin to invest further in terror."
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Earlier this week, White House spokesperson John Kirby said that the United States believed North Korea had shipped at least 3,000 soldiers to eastern Russia.
"If North Korean soldiers do enter into combat, this development would demonstrate Russia's growing desperation in its war against Ukraine," Kirby said.