According to him, there is information from Ukrainian intelligence that North Korean officers are already in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine. They are training Russian soldiers.
“I don’t know how many officers, but there is intelligence that the Russian Federation is counting on such a reinforcement because the Russian Federation is not keeping up with the mobilization and Putin knows that anti-mobilization sentiments prevail in his society. That is why he is looking for external support , the president said.
Zelensky said Russia and North Korea intend to prepare 10 thousand soldiers from various branches of the military, ground forces.
“That is, he (Putin – ed.) not only want to attract infantry, as well as specialists from different types of troops, tactical there. And we know that now North Korea is preparing a contingent so that they fight against Ukraine. This is a very urgent matter, says the head of state.
Zelensky said he spoke about this with the United States and a number of leaders, because this actually involves another country in a war.
“This is actually an official fact that the other country is drawn into the war and will fight together with the Russian Federation against Ukraine as a contingent, because you know that Iran has already provided Russia with missiles and UAVs, but not a contingent This is already a serious step is to draw contingents into the war,” he stressed.
North Korean troops in Ukraine
Let’s remember that North Korea previously transferred ammunition and missiles to Ukraine. However, it recently became known that North Korea also intends to send troops to war.
At the same time, the North Korean military is already in Ukraine, the officers say. As sources reported to RBC-Ukraine, in early October More than 20 occupiers were liquidated near Donetsk, among which was North Korea’s military.
Western media reports that North Korean soldiers are being trained in Russia, and by the end of the year thousands of soldiers may be sent to the front. According to RBC-Ukraine, in Russia create a “special Buryat battalion” from North Korean military personnel.
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