Videos appear to show North Korean troops at Russian military base – POLITICO

POLITICO was unable to independently verify the accuracy of the videos or their content.

The videos appeared online as NATO chief Mark Rutte told reporters on Friday that he could not confirm “reports that North Koreans are now actively involved as soldiers in the war effort.”

Citing OSINT experts, Agentstvo reports that the video was likely recorded near the village of Sergeyevka in Primorye in Russia’s far east, about 200 kilometers from North Korea.

Rumors of Pyongyang’s involvement have been circulating since South Korea publicly warned that Pyongyang plans to increase its involvement in the Kremlin’s war machine, from providing artillery to sending up to 12,000 soldiers.

This week, officials in Kyiv reiterated those warnings.

On Friday, South Korean intelligence said 1,500 special forces had already been sent to Russia.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov commented last week on the news that North Korea had joined its war, dismissing the reports as “just more fake news.”