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| Russian, North Korean Flags Seen On Ukraine Battlefield: Report |
| 2024-10-24 |
| [NDTV World] A pro-Russia Telegram account has posted a photo showing the Russian and North Korean flags side by side on a Ukrainian battlefield, indicating that North Korea has likely sent troops to support Russia in its prolonged war with Ukraine. The image, shared by a blogger named @rvvoenkor_bot on Monday, showed the two flags raised together over a mine in Pokrovsk, one of the strongholds on Ukraine's eastern front, Yonhap news agency reported. The blogger said that the North Korean flag has recently been raised on a hill at the mine near the city, which is one of the suspected locations where North Korean soldiers are believed to be stationed. On Friday, South Korea's National Intelligence Service announced that North Korea had decided to send approximately 12,000 special forces to support Russia in its prolonged war with Ukraine, with about 1,500 already deployed to Russia's Far East. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #3 Ahkshually: As a gamer and referee/dungeon master perspective - that makes good sense. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2024-10-24 20:44 |
| #2 Pokrovsk is a busy place these days. Seems like a bad idea to send the new guys into heated battle before you get them integrated. If I were playing, I'd use the Norks in Kursk. As a blocking force, they complicate life for the Ukrainians, and it gives the NKor guys a chance to practice both defense and offense. As a bonus, since Kursk is Russia, you get to claim there are no North Koreans fighting in Ukraine. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2024-10-24 11:17 |
| #1 I think this is a ploy. Troops so different mixed with language skills so different. Training most likely in the works. |
| Posted by: Dale 2024-10-24 03:16 |