“Russian ruler Vladimir Putin, following the DPRK leader, Kim Jong In confirmed the participation of North Korean troops on the side of Russia in the war against Ukraine and “thanked” them. The US State Department has expressed “concern” and stated that the military support of the Russian Federation with the North Korea side should cease.”, – WRITE: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: Sky News broadcaster with reference to the State Department spokesman, “Kommersant”
Literally: “The US State Department has stated that” worried “” direct participation “Pyongyang in the war.
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In an email, a spokesman for the department stated that “the military deployment of North Korea in Russia and any support provided by the Russian Federation (North Korea) should be stopped instead.”
Instead, the Kremlin’s message on Monday states that Putin “thanked the units of the DPRK Army for participation in battles against the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kursk Oblast.”
The Kremlin leader stated that “the Russian people will never forget the deed of Korean special forces” who “gave their lives for Russia, for our common freedom.”
What was before:
- Before that, North Korea leader Kim Jong -in confirmed the direction of troops to Russia for war against Ukraine, stating that this is in accordance with the provisions of the Treaty on a comprehensive strategic partnership between the DPRK and the Russian Federation.
- According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces, since the beginning of the Kursk operation, Russia has lost more than 62 thousand people in the operating area of the Troops “Kursk”, and more than 4.5 thousand military DPRK was also disposed of.
- The report of the Analytical Center of the South Korean Institute for Defense Analysis (Kida) states that North Korea’s participation in the Russian war against Ukraine has brought its economy more than $ 20 billion.
- According to the Investigation of Reuters in cooperation with the British Analytical Center Open Source Centre (OSC), the DPRK has transferred to Russia at least 4 million artillery shells that are actively used in the war against Ukraine over the past 20 months. Supplies are massively and systematically and railway routes, which significantly strengthened the military capabilities of the Russian army.
- According to analysts of the Institute of War Study (ISW), “North Korea uses a war in Ukraine as a bridgehead to test their own military potential.”