As someone once said, this is a big freakin’ deal. On Monday, the United States Department of Defense announced that 11,000 North Korean troops, presumably having finished their training on Russian weapons, systems, and tactics, may have moved into the Kursk area, where Russian and Ukrainian troops are currently engaged in fighting.
It is likely that about 11,000 North Korean troops have moved into Russia’s Kursk region, said Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh, who spoke to the media today.
The Pentagon has not confirmed that these troops have engaged in combat with Ukrainian troops who are inside a portion of the Kursk region, she said, adding, “They’re moving into Kursk for a reason. We have every expectation that they would be engaged in combat operations.”
There is no evidence that more North Korean troops are entering Russia, but that could…