'What the f*ck are we supposed to do with them?': Russian military unhappy with North Korean soldiers being forced on them

Intercepted Russian military communications show that they have no idea how they will command North Korean soldiers or supply them with ammunition and equipment. In general, the Russians are dismissive of the "K Battalion", calling them "f**king Chinese", reports CNN.

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Intercepted Russian military communications released by the Ukrainian side on October 25 show that the Russians are not happy about the “reinforcements” in the form of Korean soldiers. They have no idea how to interact with the Koreans, how to supply them, how to command them. The way the Russians speak about the North Korean soldiers is tinged with disdain and racial chauvinism. The North Korean reinforcements, which go under the code name “Battalion K,” are called “f**king Chinese” by the Russians.

Here's how one soldier describes another who was assigned to "meet people."

"And he's like standing there with his eyes wide open, like... fuck," the soldier said. "He comes in here and says, what the hell do we do with them?"

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The audio, according to Ukrainian military intelligence, was intercepted from encrypted Russian communication channels on the night of October 23.

Ukraine's analysis of the intercepts showed that North Korean troop movements were planned for the morning of October 24 near the Postoyalye Dvory field camp in the Kursk region. The intercepts revealed that the enemy command had assigned one interpreter and three senior officers to every 30 North Koreans. This irritates and angers Russian soldiers.

"The only thing I don't understand is that for 30 people [there should be] three senior officers. Where are we going to get them? We'll have to withdraw them," says one Russian serviceman.

“I’m telling you, damn it, 77 battalion commanders are coming tomorrow, there are commanders, deputy commanders, and so on,” the serviceman assures in another excerpt.

The intercepted audio supports a claim by Ukrainian military intelligence on October 24 that a group of North Korean soldiers had been spotted in Russia's Kursk region, a region where fighting is taking place on the border with Ukraine.

On its official Telegram account, Ukraine's military intelligence reported that some North Korean troops trained in Russia's Far East have headed to the western Russian region, where Ukraine has held a foothold since seizing part of the Kursk region in August.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on October 25 that he had received a report from Ukraine's commander-in-chief on the deployment of North Korean troops.

"According to intelligence, on October 27-28, Russia will deploy its first North Korean troops to combat zones. This is a clear step toward escalation, which matters, unlike all the disinformation circulating in Kazan these days," Zelensky said, criticizing the BRICS summit hosted by Russian President Vladimir Putin this week in Kazan.

The Kremlin initially denied allegations of North Korean troop deployments, but at the BRICS summit on October 24, Putin did not deny that Pyongyang had sent soldiers to the country.

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North Korea said on Oct. 25 that any deployment of troops to Russia to help the war in Ukraine would comply with international law, state media reported, without explicitly confirming such a presence. North Korea has previously denied such reports.

"The actual involvement of North Korea in military actions should be met not with closed eyes and confused comments, but with tangible pressure on both Moscow and Pyongyang to comply with the UN Charter and punish escalation," Zelensky concluded.

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