Zelensky Says North Korean Troops Again On Russia Entrance Line

Kyiv:

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky mentioned Friday that North Korean troops had been again on the entrance line in Russia’s Kursk area, after studies Moscow had withdrawn them as a result of heavy losses.

Greater than 10,000 troopers from the reclusive state had been despatched to Russia final yr to assist it struggle again a shock Ukrainian offensive into the border area, in keeping with South Korean and Western intelligence.

A Ukrainian army spokesman instructed AFP final Friday that Kyiv had not encountered exercise or clashes with North Korean troops for 3 weeks.

“There have been new assaults within the Kursk operation areas… the Russian military and North Korean troopers have been introduced in once more,” Zelensky mentioned in his night tackle.

The Ukrainian chief mentioned a “vital quantity” of opposing troops had been “destroyed”.

“We’re speaking about tons of of Russian and North Korean troopers,” he added.

Kyiv captured dozens of border settlements in its Kursk assault six months in the past, the primary time a international military had crossed into Russian territory since World Conflict II.

The North Korean deployment, by no means formally confirmed by Moscow or Pyongyang, was supposed to bolster the Russian military and assist them expel Ukraine’s troops.

However as of February Ukraine nonetheless holds swathes of Russian territory, one thing Zelensky sees as a bargaining chip in any future negotiations with Moscow.

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