Russian forces transported North Korean troops to the front lines in a KamAZ truck with civilian license plates on the Kursk-Voronezh highway.
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Russians are transporting North Korean mercenaries to the front lines in trucks with civilian license plates. On October 27, Russian police stopped a KamAZ truck with civilian plates on the Kursk-Voronezh highway. North Korean servicemen were found in the truck's trailer.
Russia is transporting North Korean soldiers to the front lines via trucks with civilian license plates, according to Ukraine's military intelligence agency (HUR).
HUR posted video purporting to show North Korean troops being shuttled into the Kursk region in a civilian truck.
On Sunday, Oct. 27, local police stopped a Russian truck with civilian plates loaded with North Korean soldiers on the Kursk-Voronezh highway.
Approximately 3,000 North Korean military personnel arrived in Russia this month and were observed at Russian training grounds, with some appearing in Kursk Oblast.
On 27 October, Russian police detained a KAMAZ truck with civilian licence plates loaded with North Korean military personnel on the Kursk-Voronezh highway, intended for the 810th Separate Marine Brigade of the Russian Navy.
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