These pictures of North Koreans training in the Far East
of Russia have sparked a lot of speculation over Russia's
plans in Ukraine.
In intercepted communications from the frontline obtained by the Defence
Intelligence of Ukraine, Russian soldiers can be heard complaining about
their new allies.
The North Koreans are codenamed the K Battalion.
We can also hear them refer rudely to the North
Koreans as the Chinese.
The audio intercepts also reveal plans to have one interpreter
and three senior officers for every 30 North Korean men.
The Kremlin had initially dismissed allegations of North Korean troop
deployments, but at the recent BRICS summit, Russian President Vladimir
Putin appeared to acknowledge that Pyongyang had sent soldiers to
the country.