US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken he said that in Russia is currently staying about 10 thousand soldiers from North Korea. According to American estimates, most of them are to be located in the Kursk Oblast
– The latest information shows that in the Kursk region distributed approx eight thousand these soldiers, he said.
United States have not yet noticed that North Korean troops have engaged in military operations on the front. – But we expect that this will happen in the coming days – he said.
Antony Blinken assessed Putin's decision. “A clear sign of weakness”
According to the head of American diplomacy, the Russians are conducting training with the North Korean army, in particular on the use of artillery, anti-aircraft missiles and basic infantry operations, “which indicates direct intentions to use these forces in operations on the front line,” explained the Ukrainian agency “Ukrinform.”
Blinken added that soldiers who will take part in hostilities against Ukraine“will become legal military targets“.
He also said that the participation of the North Korean military in the war in Ukraine is a sign of “desperation.” – Putin is throwing more and more Russians into the meat grinder that he set up in Ukraine. Now he turns to North Korea, a this is a clear sign of weakness – he announced.
North Korean soldiers are close to the front. “It's a matter of days”
The president of Ukraine is also sure that an attack by the North Korean military is imminent. In an interview with South Korean television KBS World, Volodymyr Zelensky said he expects a combat clash with the North Korean army in the coming days. – It's a matter of days, not months – he pointed out.
Zelensky announced that Putin would try to recruit him into the army more North Korean soldiers than Russian onesto use them to achieve results on the battlefield.
– This hurts Putin's assessment because most Russians do not support mobilization and do not want to fight. For Putin, North Korea is a way out of this situation, he said, quoted by Ukrainska Pravda.
Source: Ukrainian Truth, Ukrinform
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