Armed North Korean Resistance . . . in Russia?

This absolutely floored me:

Radio Free Asia (RFA) reported yesterday that North Korean laborers dispatched to Russia turned down a return to their homeland and formed quasi refugee camps, hoping to go to a third country.

This, according to the Rev. Douglas Shin:

“North Korean laborers working in construction sites or farms in the Maritime Provinces of Siberia rejected a return home after their contracts terminated or had escaped from their workplaces and lived in a camp in some places.

“They hoped to go to South Korea because camp life in Russia is freer and more comfortable than that in the North, but cannot guarantee a future,” said the RFA. “Some camps formed self guard corps or hired Russian gunned guards, [sic] preparing against arrests by the North Korean authorities.

Wow. I’d like to see more details on this.