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The DPRK military personnel consisting of up to 12 thousand servicemen, is being trained at five training grounds in the Eastern Military District of the Russian Armed Forces.
This was stated by Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations Sergiy Kyslytsya at the Security Council meeting on “Maintenance of peace and security of Ukraine” 30 October 2024.
According to available information, the training of the DPRK military personnel in the Russian Far East is being conducted by experienced Russian military instructors from the Airborne Forces and Special Operations units.
He also added, that this contingent includes at least 500 officers of the DPRK army, and named three generals from the General Staff of the “Korean people’s army” of the DPRK who are members of it:
– Colonel General Kim Young Bok, Deputy Chief of the General Staff for Special Forces Operations;
– Colonel General Lee Chang Ho, Deputy Chief of the General Staff – Head of the Reconnaissance Directorate; and
– Major General Shin Geum Cheol, Head of the Main Operational Directorate.
Subsequently, it is planned to form at least 5 units or formations from DPRK military personnel consisting of 2,000-3,000 servicemen each. One such unit is equivalent to that of a motorized rifle regiment.
“The DPRK servicemen are supposed to wear Russian uniforms and use Russian small arms. They will also be provided with Russian identity documents,” Kyslytsya said.
Notably, to conceal their presence, the DPRK servicemen are expected to be integrated into the Russian units, manned by representatives of ethnic minorities from the Asian part of Russia. Among them, for instance, is the “Special Buryat Battalion” of the 11th Separate Air Assault Brigade of the Russian Airborne Forces.
According to available information, between October 23 and 28, at least seven aircraft carrying military personnel of up to 2,100 soldiers flew from the Eastern Military District to the Russia’s border with Ukraine.
In addition, in his words, the number of DPRK soldiers expected to be transferred from the Russia’s Primorskiy Krai by the end of October 2024 may reach 4,500. It is also expected that in November 2024, DPRK military personnel will begin directly participating in combat operations against Ukraine’s Defense Forces.
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