Ukrainian intelligence has released an audio recording of radio conversations by North Korean soldiers sent to the front lines against Ukrainian troops in the Russian territory of Kursk. This is the first time North Korean troops have been deployed to an active battlefield since the 1950s. At least 11,000 North Korean soldiers are estimated to be deployed in the Kursk region, on the Russian border.
It was reported that the soldier who was heard saying “Wait” was believed to be giving instructions to another soldier.
It was reported that 11,000 North Korean soldiers were on the front lines, and that this was the first ground operation by a foreign power in Russia since World War II.
The involvement of a second nuclear power in Russia’s war against Ukraine threatens to widen the war.
