{"id":2356780,"date":"2024-10-18T15:40:01","date_gmt":"2024-10-18T19:40:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/south-korea-alleges-photos-show-russia-moving-north-korean-troops-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-18T15:41:33","modified_gmt":"2024-10-18T19:41:33","slug":"south-korea-alleges-photos-show-russia-moving-north-korean-troops-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/south-korea-alleges-photos-show-russia-moving-north-korean-troops-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"South Korea alleges photos show Russia moving North Korean troops- Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsouth-korea-alleges-photos-show-russia-moving-north-korean-troops-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2356780&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>South Korea&#8217;s National Intelligence Service (NIS) has reported that over 1,000 North\u200d Korean soldiers\u200c are being transported to Russia, likely to assist the Russian military in its \u200binvasion of Ukraine. The NIS claims that \u200bapproximately 1,500 North Korean troops, part of the Korean People&#8217;s Army, were dispatched to Russia. They provided photos \u200bpurportedly showing Russian military\u2063 ships covertly ferrying personnel and ammunition from North Korea to the Russian port of Vladivostok between October 8 and \u206413. Further\u2064 intelligence suggests that North Korean soldiers are being issued Russian uniforms and \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/over-1000-fake-american-drivers-licenses-from-hong-kong-seized-in-indiana\/\" title=\"Over 1,000 Fake American Driver\u2019s Licenses From Hong Kong Seized In Indiana\">fake identification documents<\/a> to disguise them as local residents. <\/p>\n<p>The Ukrainian government has indicated\u2063 that North \u200cKorea is\u2062 also involved in \u200dthe conflict, with President Volodymyr Zelensky stating \u200bthat North Korea is preparing \u200b10,000 soldiers, although these troops \u2062have not\u2063 yet \u200bbeen deployed\u200c to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/flashback-teacher-sues-school-board-after-being-fired-he-refused-to-compromise-on-trans-pronouns\/\" title=\"Flashback: Teacher Sues School Board After Being Fired \u2013 He Refused To Compromise on Trans Pronouns\">front lines<\/a>. NATO Secretary-General Mark \u2063Rutte acknowledged North Korea\u2019s logistical support for Russia but stated that there is no evidence of \u200bdirect involvement from \u200dNorth Korean military personnel in the\u2062 conflict. The U.S.\u2062 Department of State has not confirmed these deployments but has\u200b recognized ongoing North Korean <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/huge-attorney-sidney-powell-confirms-alleged-dominion-servers-in-germany-were-confiscated-video\/\" title=\"HUGE! Attorney Sidney Powell CONFIRMS Alleged Dominion Servers in Germany Were Confiscated -- VIDEO\">military support<\/a> \u200cfor Russia.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">South Korea alleges photos show Russia transporting North Korean troops and weapons<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1837458\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/south-korea\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>South Korean National Intelligence Service<\/a> claimed Friday that more than 1,000 soldiers of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/north-korea\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>North Korean military<\/a> are being transported to Russia.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un&rsquo;s regime dispatched approximately 1,500 soldiers of the Korean People&rsquo;s Army to aid the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/russia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Russian military<\/a> in its invasion of Ukraine, the South Korean intelligence said.<\/p>\n<p>The NIS published photos to its website purportedly showing Russian operations clandestinely moving the troops via boat. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-folds-over-nuclear-arms-control-deal-with-russia\/\" title=\"Biden folds over nuclear arms control deal with Russia\">officials claimed<\/a> a total of seven Russian military ships had been observed ferrying personnel and ammunition from North Korea to the port city of Vladivostok, Russia, between Oct. 8 and Oct. 13.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">This image purports to show a Russian ship departing from Najin Port in North Korea with a shipment of weapons. (Courtesy of the South Korean National Intelligence Service)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The NIS provided more granular data based on observations through satellite imagery and intelligence gathering, such as claiming to have confirmed North Korean Munitions Industry Department Vice Director Kim Jong-sik visited the KN-23 missile launch site near the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Russia-Ukraine front lines<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Similarly, transport planes have been spotted making regular flights between Pyongyang and Vladivostok. <\/p>\n<p>South Korean officials said North Korean soldiers are being given Russian uniforms and fake Siberian identification documents in order to disguise the outside soldiers as Yakutia and Buryatia natives of Russia, who bear a passing resemblance to Koreans.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">This image purports to show approximately 400 North Korean military personnel gathered on the parade grounds of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-blocks-bipartisan-lawmakers-from-accessing-afghan-evacuee-holding-site\/\" title=\"Biden Admin Blocks Bipartisan Lawmakers From Accessing Afghan Evacuee Holding Site\">military facility<\/a> in Ussuriisk, Primorsky Krai. (Courtesy of the South Korean National Intelligence Service)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Ukrainian government has separately asserted that North Korea has quietly entered the conflict through the deployment of troops and ammunition.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;From our intelligence, we&rsquo;ve got information that North Korea sent tactical personnel and officers to Ukraine,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/volodymyr-zelensky\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky<\/a> told the press during a visit to NATO headquarters.<\/p>\n<p>He claimed North Korea was &ldquo;preparing on their land 10,000 soldiers&rdquo; but that these personnel have not yet been deployed into Russian or Ukrainian territory.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">In a demonstration for Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un at an army base in North Korea, soldiers in the Korean People&rsquo;s Army practice hand-to-hand combat. (Courtesy of the South Korean National Intelligence Service)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte has acknowledged North Korea&rsquo;s material and military support for the Russian invasion but said there is &ldquo;no evidence&rdquo; of Korean People&rsquo;s Army personnel directly entering the conflict.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Department of State has declined to weigh in on the rumors of North Korean deployments to Russia, but it has acknowledged that if the rumors are true, it would signal a low point in the aggressor state&rsquo;s self-sufficiency.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un watches what his country claims are Hwasong-17 intercontinental ballistic missiles during a military parade to mark the 75th founding anniversary of the Korean People&rsquo;s Army on Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023. (Courtesy of the South Korean National Intelligence Service)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Deepening cooperation between Russia and the DPRK is a trend that should be of great concern to anyone interested in maintaining peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula, upholding the global non-proliferation regime, and supporting the people of Ukraine as they defend their freedom and independence against Russia&rsquo;s brutal war of aggression,&rdquo; a State Department spokesperson previously told the&nbsp;<em>Washington Examiner.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If these reports are confirmed to be true, they would continue to demonstrate Russia&rsquo;s profound desperation,&rdquo; the spokesperson added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1837458\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1837458\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South Korea claims photos reveal Russia moving North Korean troops<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3468,"featured_media":2356781,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Korean-Peoples-Army-Training-1.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4505,32109,4280,34188,9085],"class_list":["post-2356780","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-military","tag-north-korea","tag-russia","tag-south-korea","tag-tensions"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Korean-Peoples-Army-Training-1.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2356780","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3468"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2356780"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2356780\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2356781"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2356780"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2356780"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2356780"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}