Volodymyr Zelensky said in a post on the platform on Monday X data from reports prepared by the Ukrainian military. According to the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, General Oleksandr Syrski, near Kursk over 3,000 were killed or injured. soldiers from North Korea.
According to Volodymyr Zelensky, the number of North Korean soldiers fighting in Russian ranks may soon increase. “There is a risk that North Korea will send additional troops and military equipment for the Russian army,” he wrote. He also assured of a “specific response” from the side Ukrainy in such a case.
War in Ukraine. Zelensky on the global threat
Volodymyr Zelensky also pointed out what the tightening military cooperation between the countries of Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un may lead to.
“It is important for the world to understand that the risk of destabilization around the Korean Peninsula and adjacent regions or waters increases in proportion to the growing cooperation between Moscow and Pyongyang,” the Ukrainian president noted.
“Transfer of experience in the field of modern warfare and the spread of military technologies from Russia constitute a global threat“- warns Zelensky, appealing to the world greater and more effective focus on “those who destabilize and destroy lives”.
North Korean soldiers in Russia. Pyongyang is preparing to send reinforcements
The Joint Chiefs of Staff of the South Korean Armed Forces also reported on Monday about the losses suffered by Kim Jong Un's troops fighting in Ukraine. However, these data differ from the numbers provided by Zelensky.
“We estimate that the North Korean troops that recently fought against the Ukrainian forces suffered losses of approximately 1,100 soldiers,” the statement said.
According to intelligence observations, Pyongyang is taking steps to strengthen the soldiers fighting in Russia. The South Korean command also reports that North Korea “produces and supplies drones to Russia”as well as “240 mm rocket launchers and 170 mm self-propelled guns”.
Over 10 thousand North Korean soldiers were to be sent to Russia in recent weeks to support the Russian army, Western sources claim. The Kremlin consistently does not refer to this information – notes the AFP agency. North Korea has also never confirmed or denied the presence of its troops on the Ukrainian front.