Kim Jong-un sends troops to Russia to clear deadly minefields for Putin’s war

New images released by Russia’s defence ministry amusement North Korean troops clearing mines successful the war-ravaged Kursk portion successful occidental Russia, the latest motion of deepening subject practice betwixt Moscow and Pyongyang.

North Korean soldiers are seen handling detection equipment, receiving instructions from Russian engineers and singing patriotic songs earlier opening their work. A Russian commandant with the telephone motion "Veles" said, "They’re large lads, they larn quickly, perceive attentively and instrumentality notes." Another commander, "Lesnik," said the North Koreans were operating "on an adjacent level with my sappers, carrying retired the aforesaid tasks arsenic my guys."

According to Reuters, Russia says the North Korean deployment follows past year’s warring that helped repel a large Ukrainian incursion into the occidental Kursk region. South Korean, Ukrainian and Western sources told Reuters that North Korea sent astir 14,000 troops nether a communal defence pact and that much than 6,000 were killed. The battlefield casualty numbers could not beryllium independently verified.

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Russia openly boasts astir utilizing North Korean soldiers for demining successful its war-hit Kursk region. (East to West News Agency)

The Russian defence ministry transmission Zvezda claims that the caller demining portion was "created and sent to the Kursk portion by bid of Commander-in-Chief Kim Jong Un." The transmission said North Korean engineers "arrived successful the Kursk portion already experienced successful carrying retired missions successful their homeland" and past "received extended further grooming by the Engineering Troops of the Russian Armed Forces."

In the images released by the Russian defence ministry, Kim Jong Un's sappers statesman each cognition by venerating the North Korean flag, describing it arsenic a motion of their readiness "to transportation retired immoderate bid from the Supreme Leader." The Russian defence ministry claims Russian instructors taught them to grip "the latest NATO and Ukrainian mines" and to antagonistic drones. 

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Footage released by Moscow shows North Korean sappers utilizing Russian demining instrumentality successful the war-scarred Kursk region (East to West News Agency)

North Korean engineers present reportedly usage Russian robotic demining platforms specified arsenic the Stalker and Uran-6.

The East to West News Agency reported that the archetypal of thousands of North Korean subject engineers person begun clearing explosives successful the region, describing the ngo arsenic aimed astatine reducing the hazard to Russian personnel. Ukraine’s subject quality chief, Lt. Gen. Kyrylo Budanov, has besides said North Korea is deploying 6,000 engineers to Russia.

In this excavation photograph distributed by the Russian authorities bureau Sputnik, Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean person Kim Jong Un toast during a reception astatine the Mongnangwan Reception House successful Pyongyang connected June 19, 2024. Putin enjoyed a reddish carpet welcome, a subject ceremonial and an clasp from North Korea's Kim Jong Un during a authorities sojourn to Pyongyang wherever they some pledged to forge person ties. (Getty Images)

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that retired of up to 12,000 North Koreans sent to enactment Russia’s warfare effort, "their losses are much than 4,000. I deliberation two-thirds person died." Fox News Digital could not independently corroborate casualty figures.

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North Korean troops sweeping minefields near down successful the Kursk portion aft months of fighting. (East to West News Agency)

Russian subject outlet Krasnaya Zvezda reported that Russian and North Korean teams are confronting a "previously unseen density" of anti-tank and antipersonnel mines allegedly near by Ukrainian forces, adding that galore of the devices were manufactured by NATO members. Reuters could not independently verify battlefield conditions.

According to the outlet, 37 of the 64 settlements successful the Bolshesoldatsky territory stay closed to civilians due to the fact that of mines. The study besides said the sappers proceed to travel nether Ukrainian artillery and drone fire, which Reuters was besides incapable to confirm.

Ukrainian forces stormed into the Kursk portion successful August 2024, holding parts of the country for months. Russian President Vladimir Putin announced successful April that Russian troops, supported by North Korean units, had pushed them out.

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Russia openly boasts astir utilizing North Korean soldiers for demining successful its war-hit Kursk region.

North Korean person Kim Jong Un said past period that the countries’ subject practice would "advance non-stop," Reuters reported.

Reuters contributed to this report.