“According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, there are more than 11,000 North Korean soldiers in the Kursk region of Russia, and they have already participated in battles against the Defense Forces of Ukraine. Source: Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Anatolii Bargylevych on the air of the telethon, quoted by Radio Svoboda Details: Bargylevych also specified what the North Korean servicemen are, whom Russia has already transferred to Kurshchyna.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Anatoliy Bargylevych on the air of the telethon, quoted by “Radio Liberty”
Details: Barhylevych also specified what the North Korean servicemen are, whom Russia has already transferred to Kurshchyna.
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Direct speech Bargylevych: “These are mainly military units.
They are under the guise of the indigenous population of the Far East. With relevant documents. Prepared to conduct operations in the European part.”
What preceded: The National Intelligence Service of South Korea reported that the North Korean military, which was previously sent to Russia, are in the Kursk region and are “already conducting hostilities” against Ukraine.
According to Bloomberg, North Korea may send a total of up to 100,000 troops to support Russia’s war in Ukraine.
Prehistory:
- On November 7, the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, stated that there are already losses among North Korean soldiers fighting on the side of the Russian Federation in Kurshchyna.
- In the third quarter of 2024, a record number of North Korean citizens came to Russia, who indicated the purpose of the trip was training amid reports of North Korean soldiers defecting to participate in the war against Ukraine.
- The US State Department said that Russia’s success on the battlefield using North Korean troops will depend on the level of their integration into the Russian army.
- Last week, the United States confirmed that North Korean troops took part in hostilities in the Kursk region for the first time.
- In addition, according to The New York Times, a group of 50,000 Russian and North Korean troops is preparing to launch a large-scale counteroffensive in the Kursk region.