There are already DPRK soldiers in ranks of russian army, and 18 of them already escaped from their positions —media

18 soldiers who were brought from North Korea escaped from the positions of the russians in the Kursk Oblast.

This is reported by Suspilne with reference to intelligence data.

Military personnel from the DPRK were on the border of Ukraine with the Bryansk and Kursk Oblasts of the russian federation. The reasons for their escape are unknown.

In russia, they are looking for fugitives, but they try not to disclose information.

As the Ukrainian News agency earlier reported, the aggressor country russia may involve military personnel from North Korea in fighting on the territory of the Kursk Oblast. After that, they may also appear in the occupied territories of Ukraine.

The so-called "special Buryat battalion" staffed by citizens of North Korea (DPRK) is being formed at the base of the 11th Guards Air Assault Brigadeof the russian army.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that the aggressor country russia intends to use military personnel from North Korea (DPRK) in the war against Ukraine in the fall or winter of this year.

Earlier in October, South Korean Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun said that North Korea is likely to send its troops to Ukraine to support the russian occupation army.

And on October 12, The Washington Post wrote with reference to an unnamed representative of Ukrainian intelligence that russia is preparing several thousand North Korean soldiers to be sent to the front in Ukraine.