Zelensky: There are already 11 thousand DPRK military in Kursk region of Russia
Kyiv • UNN
The President of Ukraine announces the arrival of 11,000 North Korean troops in the Kursk region of Russia. Ukraine calls on its partners to respond to the presence of DPRK troops armed with mortars and other weapons.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that 11 thousand DPRK troops have already arrived in the Kursk region of Russia, and our partners have not yet responded, UNN reports.
"Today there was a separate report by the GUR and the Foreign Intelligence Service on the North Korean military in Russia. There are already 11 thousand in the Kursk region. We see an increase in the number of North Koreans, and we do not see an increase in the reaction of our partners. Unfortunately," Zelensky said.
Addendum
Russia has moved more than 7,000 DPRK soldiers closer to the border with Ukraine, arming them with "infantry-style" mortars, assault rifles, machine guns and other weapons.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiga saidthat Ukraine calls on Europe to realize that DPRK troops are currently waging an aggressive war in Europe against the Ukrainian state, noting that while the West is afraid of escalation and hesitates, Russia is acting and escalating.
