United States and Ukrainian Officials Warn That Ukrainian Forces Could Be Fighting North Korean Military Units In a Matter of Days

More Ukrainian hysteria….

Ukrainian intelligence officials recently reported that there are up to 12,000 members of the North Korean military in Russia, which includes several hundred special forces, 500 officers and three generals.

Both officials in Ukraine and the United States have been sounding the alarms about North Korean troops allegedly teaming up with Russia’s army in the days to come. Should this development come to pass, this would mark the first instance that a foreign military has entered the Russo-Ukrainian conflict 

On October 31, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned about Russia’s tightening military collaboration with North Korea, stating that his army was likely to confront North Korean military units in the western Russian region of Kursk in “days, not months”.

Zelensky’s comments were followed by a stern warning from US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and US Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin, who declared that up to 8,000 North Korean troops had been sent to the Kursk region.

US authorities have not witnessed the troops “deploy into combat against Ukrainian forces but we would expect that to happen in the coming days”, Blinken claimed, speaking next to Austin and their counterparts from South Korea after holding a meeting at the state department.

Zelensky said that at least 3,000 North Korean forces were present at a “training camp” in the Russian region of Kursk. 

According to US intelligence reports, there are roughly 10,000 North Korean military units present in Russia. Zelensky and Ukrainian intelligence officials claimed that there are up to 12,000 North Koreans in Russia, which includes several hundred special forces, 500 officers, and three generals.

Ukraine’s ambassador to the United, Sergiy Kyslytsya, informed a meeting of the Security Council on October 30 that Ukraine had identified the generals as Colonel General Kim Young Bok, deputy chief of the general staff for special forces operations; Colonel General Lee Chang Ho, deputy chief of the general staff and head of the reconnaissance directorate; and Major General Shin Geum Cheol, head of the main operational directorate, per a report by the Financial Times. 

Kyslytsya claimed that North Korean troops are training in the Russian Far East. Such training is apparently being carried out by
“experienced Russian military instructors from the airborne forces and special operations units.”

He continued by noting that the first group of up to 2,100 soldiers had been flown on at least seven Russian military aircraft to a location in the Kursk region from the time period between October 23 and 28.

Blinken asserted that the Russian military trainers have trained the troops in artillery, drone warfare, and basic infantry operations such as trench clearing. Per Austin, the troops have also received Russian uniforms and equipment.

“All of that strongly indicates that Russia intends to use these foreign forces in frontline operations in its war of choice against Ukraine,” he stated.

Should North Korean troops enter the Russo-Ukrainian war they would be “legitimate military targets”, Blinken proclaimed.

The latest fearmongering about North Korea is just another scare being drummed up by the national security state and the legacy media to encourage further escalation in Ukraine. This will be used to justify additional deployment of military aid, and in worst case scenarios, deployment of Western troops to the country. This is a recipe for disaster. 

As for the veracity of these claims, it’s honestly anyone’s guess. Russia and North Korea have recently forged a mutual defense pact as a result of the mutual threat they have faced in the West from the United States and its satrapies in NATO. This entire political bloc is constantly sanctioning and positioning military forces in a hostile manner around both countries. Naturally, they would gravitate towards each other. 

If the US wants stability abroad, it needs to dispense with hawkish foreign policy and instead focus on real national security matters such as protecting the US’s southern border with Mexico and keeping great powers out of the Western Hemisphere.