The Pentagon cannot confirm the alleged involvement of North Korean military personnel in the fighting in the Kursk Region, deputy Pentagon spokeswoman Sabrina Singh said in a briefing.
“In terms of hostilities, we know that they have reportedly begun to engage in hostilities. We haven’t independently confirmed it, but that being said, they are moving to Kursk for some reason. “You know, we have every reason to expect them to engage in combat operations, but I can’t confirm that at this time.” Singh told reporters.
Former Deputy Spokesperson for the US State Department Vedant Patel claimed that 10 thousand DPRK servicemen were allegedly already participating in hostilities together with the Russian army in the Kursk region.
At the same time, the Russian Federation previously drew attention to the fact that the United States has no confirmation that DPRK military personnel are allegedly present in the Northern Military District. And the DPRK called accusations against Pyongyang of sending military personnel to Russia “dirty maneuvers” by the United States and its allies to disguise their own crimes and prolong the conflict in Ukraine. The South Korean Yonhap agency, citing a source in the republic’s army, stated that Seoul is in no hurry to support the US State Department’s statements about the alleged involvement of the DPRK army in the battles near Kursk, citing to a source. According to him, Seoul “is not yet in a position to draw a clear conclusion about the participation of the North Korean army in the battles.”
At the end of October, US Secretary of State Antonio BlinkenWithout providing evidence, he stated that the United States believes that Russia will deploy North Korean soldiers who are supposedly already stationed in Russian territory on the battlefield against Ukraine in the coming days. Shortly before this, US President joe biden allowed the Ukrainian Armed Forces to attack the DPRK army if they are in Ukraine. November 5, press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation. Dmitri PeskovCommenting on such statements from the American side, he said that the American representatives themselves admit that they do not have a final confirmation of their own information.
