Russian general with the “liberation” of the Kurski District. Ukrainians deny

The Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Army announced that “the operation, aimed at regaining full control over the Kurski district, has been completed,” the Russian interfax agency said. Ukrainians have already referred to this statement.

General Walerij Gierasimow in a video conversation with the Russian leader Vladimir Putin He reported on Saturday that on this day the last town – Gornal was “liberated” in the Kursk region. The Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Army also said that over 76,000 soldiers lost the time of the struggles for the Kurski army.

Gierasimow reported that the Russian army was creating a “security zone” in the summary region in Ukraine. He also thanked North Korean soldiers who – as he said – “showed significant help in defeating the Ukrainian grouping.” – Soldiers and officers of the North Korea Army, performing combat tasks, shoulder side by side with Russian military, showed high professionalism and showed a fortitude during the fighting, courage and heroism – said Gierasimow.

The staff in Kiev denies

The general staff of the Ukrainian army stated on Saturday that the fights in the Kursk region are ongoing, and Ukrainian units effectively repel attacks.

“Reports of representatives of the High Command of the Country -Agresor about the alleged end of hostilities in the Kurski District are untrue. The operation of the defense forces of Ukraine in the designated areas of the Kurski District is continued” – noted the staff on the telegram. He emphasized that “the operational situation in the Kurski region is difficult, but Ukrainian individuals still maintain their positions and perform their tasks, inflicting losses of the Russian army using all types of weapons.”

“Five storms of the enemy have been repelled in the Kurski region from the beginning of the day, and there is currently another such clash. There is no threat to the lap of our units. The statements of the hostile command about the” defeat “of the Ukrainian grouping of troops are nothing but a propaganda trick and an attempt to present wishes as a reality.”

What journalists in Kiev pointed out to

Journalists in Kiev noted that the General Staff in Moscow for the first time officially admitted that in the Kursk region, on the side of the Russians, North Korean soldiers fought. “Earlier Russia tried to hide the participation of north Korea troops in the war,” wrote the Ukrainian NV portal. He reminded that in January this year, the army soldier Kim Jong Una, captured by the Ukrainian forces, had a military ticket issued in the name of a resident of the Republic of Tuwa (composed of the Russian Federation). “Data on a Russian citizen was used to create a false identity,” NV wrote.

“In his report, Gierasimov talked about soldiers from North Korea who fought” side by side “with Russian soldiers in the Kurski region. This is the first time the Russian authorities officially confirmed the participation of North Korean soldiers in the war against Ukraine” – recorded the Ukrainian section of Radio Freedom.

In October last year, the Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Pieskov said that “reports of sending North Korean soldiers to Russia in order to take part in a special military operation (propaganda date of Russia's armed invasion of Ukraine – ed.) Are contradictory, so you should approach them with skepticism.” In this way, Pieskov commented on the information of Western interviews that North Korea sent at least 10-12 thousand soldiers to Russiathat they would fight with the Russian army against the Ukrainian forces.