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"North Korea sent troops to clear mines in Russia’s Kursk region earlier this
year, leader Kim Jong-un said in a speech carried on Saturday by state media, a
rare acknowledgement by Pyongyang of the deadly tasks assigned to its deployed
soldiers.
According to South Korean and western intelligence agencies, North Korea has
sent thousands of troops to support Russia’s nearly four-year invasion of
Ukraine.
Analysts say Russia is giving North Korea financial aid, military technology,
food and energy supplies in return, allowing the diplomatically isolated nation
to sidestep tough international sanctions on its nuclear and missile
programmes.
Hailing the return of an engineering regiment, Kim noted that they wrote
“letters to their hometowns and villages at breaks of the mine-clearing hours”,
according to the
Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).
Nine members of the regiment died during the 120-day deployment that started in
August, Kim said in his speech at a welcome ceremony on Friday, KCNA reported."
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*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
