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04.07.25 - 02:51
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North Korea Sending Up To 30,000 Troops To Bolster Russia′s Forces: Reports (ZeroHedge)
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North Korea Sending Up To 30,000 Troops To Bolster Russia's Forces: Reports
North Korea is reportedly preparing to triple the number of its troops fighting for Russia along the front lines with Ukraine, sending an additional 25,000 to 30,000 soldiers to assist Russian forces. This is based on an intelligence assessment from Ukrainian officials.
According to CNN, "The troops may arrive in Russia in the coming months, according to the assessment seen by CNN, adding to the 11,000 sent in November who helped repel Ukraine's incursion into Russia's Kursk region." The report adds: "Around 4,000 of those North Korean soldiers were killed or injured in the deployment, according to Western officials, yet Pyongyang's cooperation with Moscow has since bloomed."
But there's reason to be suspicious and skeptical of the report sourced to Ukrainian intelligence as well as Western intelligence officials, which are cited, given the crucial timing.
The claims of this drastic escal...
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03.07.25 - 20:24
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Deputy Head Of Russian Navy Killed In Ukraine Missile Strike (ZeroHedge)
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Deputy Head Of Russian Navy Killed In Ukraine Missile Strike
In a rare battlefield development, a very high-ranking general officer for Russia's military has been killed by Ukrainian forces, and it actually happened on Russian soil.
Major General Mikhail Gudkov, deputy commander of the Russian Navy and a brigade leader in the Ukraine war, has been confirmed dead in Russia's Kursk region, according to a statement Thursday by a Kremlin official.
via Reuters
The news broke when Russian and Ukrainian military Telegram channels reported that Gudkov was killed along with 10 other soldiers in a Ukrainian strike targeting a command post in Korenevo, which lies near the Ukrainian border.
Gudkov is among the highest-ranking Russian military figures killed by Ukrainian forces since the conflict began. A slew of international headlines are reporting his death on Thursday.
Reuters reports the following, citing a Russian regional governor:
Kozhemyako, who said he had spoken to Gudkov a lot over the years,...
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