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North Korean troops boost Russia’s Ukraine offensive, broadening war beyond Europe
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A man reading a newspaper displayed on a street for the public in Seoul on Oct 21, with coverage on North Korea's decision to deploy thousands of soldiers to Ukraine's front lines.
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BRUSSELS – Ukraine’s intelligence services claim that they have spotted the first deployment of North Korean troops near the front line with Russian forces.
An Oct 29 report by the Ukrainian Defence Ministry’s Main Intelligence Directorate based on intercepts of Russian military communications asserts that Russian lorries bearing civilian number plates have begun to move North Korean soldiers to the Russian region of Kursk, a part of Russia that Ukraine has occupied since August.
