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Russia war in Ukraine - Considerations on North Korean Troops

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Park Sun-won
Park Sun-won

“The longer the war lasts, the deeper the ties between Russia and North Korea are likely to get. Moscow may grow more dependent on Pyongyang, and possibly transfer advanced technology that could be dangerous in the hands of Kim Jong-un. As Ukraine is in a state of war, they are engaged in psychological warfare just as Russia is. Some information [Ukraine suggests the North Korean contingent is much larger] out there is propaganda and not necessarily accurate. Our intelligence service is making the judgment on a combination of Ukrainian and other sources.”

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South Korean Politician - Member of a parliamentary intelligence committee
20 Nov 2024 6 2
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Han-bum Cho
Han-bum Cho

“U.S. officials have repeatedly stated that if North Korean troops join the fight, they will become legitimate targets. The primary targets of the ATACMS missiles are likely to be North Korean infantry in Russia's Kursk region, who are poorly armed. Even without the Trump factor, the war in Ukraine seems to have shifted to a phase of regional skirmishes focused on limited territorial gains, with a major expansion of the conflict looking unlikely. As the situation seems to be moving into a so-called 'control mode' with Trump's return, South Korea's rationale in providing military aid to Ukraine in response to North Korean troops could lack clarity.”

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Senior researcher at the Korea Institute for National Unification
20 Nov 2024 11 5
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Volodymyr Zelenskiy
Volodymyr Zelenskiy

“We [Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya] also discussed that North Korea has now become Russia's accomplice and is helping Putin in this illegal war. I informed him about the North Korean military's activities in Kursk Oblast, about all the threats posed by Pyongyang and Moscow's cooperation. Russia is training North Korea in modern warfare, and this can cause a much wider destabilisation. We must counter this together and with all our other partners.”

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President of Ukraine
16 Nov 2024 9 2
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Kang Cheol-hwan
Kang Cheol-hwan

“The troop deployment to Russia is merely part of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's ruthless business strategy aimed at profiting from the war. North Korean troops sent to Russia are not elite army members. Kim Jong-un would benefit more from dispatching inexperienced soldiers to the front lines, as they will likely become cannon fodder. The more North Koreans die on the battlefield, the more money he stands to gain from Russia. Kim understands the value of specially trained forces better than any other dictator. Kim once remarked that one elite soldier is equivalent to 100 average soldiers in terms of military capability. He emphasized that their role is crucial in times of war. Kim is aware that the roughly 200,000 members of North Korea's special forces are a key military asset he can rely on. Therefore, he would never want to trade them away. If North Korea were to send elite troops to Russia, he knows his country would face dire consequences in the event of a contingency.”

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North Korean defector and journalist who operates two YouTube news channels
07 Nov 2024 8 4
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Kim Young-hee
Kim Young-hee

“I wonder if they are really special forces. They were quite different from the Storm Corps members that I know. The special forces are physically fit and athletic, as they are well-fed and receive specialized training. However, the soldiers I saw on TV looked malnourished, resembling ordinary soldiers I encountered in rural areas of North Korea.”

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North Korean escapee who earned her doctoral degree in North Korean Studies in the South
07 Nov 2024 6 3
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