US military crisis accidentally crosses into North Korea
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin made a statement to reporters at the Department of Defense (Pentagon) with US Chief of Staff General Mark Milley.
Confirming that a US soldier crossed the border without permission during the tour organized by the United Nations Command (UNC) in South Korea, to the de facto border village of Panmunjom between South and North Korea, Austin said that the incident has just unfolded and there are still a lot of things that they are trying to learn.
Austin said: “But what we do know is that; one of our soldiers crossed the border line voluntarily and without permission, and we believe that he is now in custody in North Korea. We are closely monitoring and investigating the situation.” saying.
Stating that they will relay developments about the incident as they find out, Austin said: “I am definitely very concerned about the well-being of our soldiers.” he used the phrase.
In the above post on the Twitter account of the US-led UNC, which is responsible for ensuring security on the Korean Peninsula, a US citizen who crossed the border without permission during the tour in the Security Zone Joint in Panmunjom between the South and the North. Korea was detained in North Korea and the settlement of the incident It was indicated that we were in contact with the military of this country for this purpose.
UKRAINE DESCRIPTION
During the press conference, Defense Minister Austin, referring to the ongoing war in Ukraine, stated that the Ukrainian army continues to advance the attack against the Russian forces, while the losses in the Russian army have increased.
Emphasizing that military aid to Ukraine will continue, Austin said: “No one should make a mistake on this matter, we are determined to support Ukraine’s freedom struggle no matter how long it lasts.” he said.
General Milley also shared the information that coalition forces, 15,000 of them from the US, trained and continue to train more than 63,000 soldiers, personnel and medical teams for the counterattack in Ukraine.
Milley stated that Russia’s situation is not good in the current situation, and Ukraine has a significant amount of combat power that has not yet been included in the war. This will be long, hard and bloody. And at the end of the day, we will see where the Ukrainians will go in competition with the Russians.” she performed her assessment.
WHAT HAPPENED?
The United Nations Command (UNC) in South Korea announced that a US citizen crossed the North’s border without permission during an organized tour to Panmunjom, the de facto border town between South and North Korea.
Sources who spoke to the US press and did not want to be named said the person in question was a US soldier. A source claimed that the soldier in question should have been on a plane leaving for the US recently, but he did not get on this plane.
It is not yet known why the military did not get on this plane and why he crossed the border.
The town of Panmunjom, located within the Demilitarized Zone and Joint Security Zone, is also known as the “truce town” because it was the place where the ceasefire agreement that stopped the Korean War was signed. (AA)