Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said some of the 10,000 North Korean soldiers in Russia are headed towards the border with Ukraine in Russian uniforms and with Russian equipment.
Some of the 10,000 in Russia are moving closer to « outfitted with Russian uniforms and provided with Russian equipment », Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Wednesday.
« I am increasingly concerned that the Kremlin plans to use these North Korean soldiers to support Russia’s combat operations in Russia’s , near the border with Ukraine », Austin said at the Pentagon in a news conference Wednesday with South Korean Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun.
Austin said it remains to be seen whether the North Korean troops participate in combat, but « there is a good likelihood » they will, given the high number of casualties on Russia’s side.
One of Ukraine’s goals when it launched its surprise into the Kursk area of Russia in early August was to draw Russian forces away from eastern Ukraine.
