North Korean troops abandon Russian front lines near Ukraine: Report

[LAUREN TAYLOR]

WE RECENTLY TOLD YOU ABOUT REPORTS OF NORTH KOREAN TROOPS FIGHTING ALONGSIDE RUSSIAN FORCES IN UKRAINE.

NOW WE’RE LEARNING – SEVERAL OF THOSE SOLDIERS ARE ALREADY DESERTING THE FRONTLINES.

JUST DAYS AGO, UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY CONFIRMED RECENT REPORTS OF NORTH KOREA SUPPORTING RUSSIA’S WAR EFFORT.

THEN ON WEDNESDAY IT WAS REVEALED 18 SOLDIERS FROM NORTH KOREA FLED THE RUSSIAN FRONTLINE JUST FOUR MILES FROM THE UKRAINIAN BORDER.

RUSSIAN FIGHTERS ARE REPORTEDLY SEARCHING FOR THE DESERTERS AND TRYING TO HIDE IT FROM “HIGHER UPS.”

EFFORTS TO FIND THE NORTH KOREAN TROOPS COME AS A UKRAINIAN MILITARY OFFICIAL TOLD THE WASHINGTON POST “SEVERAL THOUSAND” SOLDIERS FROM NORTH KOREA ARE TRAINING IN RUSSIA.

UKRAINIAN MEDIA REPORTED TUESDAY NORTH KOREAN COMBATANTS WERE FORMING A SPECIAL GROUP TO SPAN SIBERIA AS WELL AS NORTHERN MONGOLIA AND CHINA.

KYIV OUTLETS ALSO REPORTED EARLIER THIS MONTH, SIX NORTH KOREAN OFFICERS WERE KILLED AND THREE INJURED IN A STRIKE BY UKRAINE AGAINST RUSSIAN FORCES NEAR THE DONETSK REGION.

PYONGYANG AND MOSCOW DEEPENED TIES EARLIER THIS YEAR AFTER SIGNING A TREATY, AND VOWING TO DEFEND EACH OTHER IF ONE IS ATTACKED.

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