Canada condemns military coeration between N. Korea, Russia

According to Ukrinform, this was stated in a message on the Canadian Ministry of Foreign Affairs' (Global Affairs Canada) social media page.

“Canada is gravely concerned that North Korean tros were deployed to Russia, which contravenes UN Security Council resutions. Canada condemns the increasing military coeration between North Korea and Russia,” the ministry stated.

As reported by Ukrinform, on October 18, the National Intelligence Service of South Korea announced that the North Korean regime had decided to send 12,000 tros to support Russia in its war against Ukraine.

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According to intelligence sources, Pyongyang began dispatching its special forces to Russia on October 8. During the first phase, about 1,500 North Korean military personnel arrived on four landing ships accompanied by three Russian vessels. The North Korean tros are stationed in Vladivostok, Ussursk, Khabarovsk, and Blagoveshchensk.

President Vodymyr Zelensky stated on October 22 that Ukraine has information regarding the preparation of two brigades of North Korean servicemen, each consisting of 6,000 personnel.