“Soldiers from the DPRK have already participated in combat clashes against the Armed Forces in the Kursk region — Barhylevych November 25, 05:49 Share: North Korean troops (Photo: KCNA via REUTERS) According to the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces Anatoly Barhylevych, North Korean soldiers who are located in the Kursk region of the Russian Federation , have already participated in battles against the Ukrainian military. He announced this on the air of the national telethon “Edyni Novyvi”. “More than 11 thousand North Koreans”, — write on: ua.news
North Korean troops (Photo: KCNA via REUTERS)
According to the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Anatoliy Bargylevych, North Korean soldiers, who are located in the Kursk region of the Russian Federation, have already participated in battles against the Ukrainian military.
He announced this on the air of the national telethon “Edyni novynyi”.
“More than 11,000 North Korean soldiers are located in the territory of the Kursk region, and there have already been clashes between them and our servicemen on the battlefield,” said the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
According to Barhylevych, the Kursk region is mainly home to military units.
“They are legalized under the guise of the indigenous population of the Far East, with appropriate documents. They were prepared by the Mulinsky Training Center, specialists of the Ryazan Airborne School in order to conduct operations in the European part,” he said.
The participation of North Korean troops in the war against Ukraine is the main thing
On October 18, the Ministry of Defense announced that almost 11,000 North Korean soldiers are training in eastern Russia to fight against Ukraine. South Korean intelligence reported that the Russian Federation is preparing North Korean special forces for the war in Ukraine.
On October 28, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte confirmed the involvement of North Korean troops in the war against Ukraine and their redeployment to the Kursk region of the Russian Federation.
According to Ukrainian intelligence, Russia has armed the North Korean military “infantry-style” — with mortars, machine guns, machine guns, rifles, etc.
As The Washington Post reported, in exchange for people, North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un will receive money, military technology, and international attention from Russian dictator Vladimir Putin.
On November 4, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy noted that 11,000 troops from North Korea are stationed in the Kursk region.
On November 5, Defense Minister Rustem Umyerov announced that the first small clash with North Korean troops took place in the Kursk area.
According to the Ministry of Defense of South Korea, North Korea received anti-aircraft missiles from Russia in exchange for sending troops to participate in the war against Ukraine.
In addition, it became known that Russia supplied North Korea with more than a million barrels of oil (56 thousand tons) from March 2024.