Putin's regime is preparing for key hit and erasing a stain from several months ago. Just over three months ago, there was a surprise offensive by the Ukrainians in the west Russia. Part of the town came under Kiev's control in the Kursk region.
Moscow she made it a point of honor regaining lost areas. North Korea is here to lend a helping hand. They constitute one fifth of the Russian army gathered around the Kursk region North Korean soldiers.
Anton Herashchenko, former deputy minister of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, said that The Kremlin wants to achieve his goal before the inauguration of the presidency Donald Trump in January 2025 to improve yours negotiating position.
War in Ukraine. Russia wants to retake the Kursk Oblast
The new information is not optimistic for the Ukrainian side. Russia managed to prepare the group to retake the Kursk Oblast without reducing its forces in the east Ukrainy. Let us remind you, on the front fighting continues in Donbas.
According to experts, soldiers from North Korea they are actively preparing for fights. They are equipped and armed by the Russians and organized into their own formations.
The American side indicates that the Kim Jong Un regime he took the mission very seriously. Among those sent to the war front were: soldiers of the 11th Special Operations Corps.
Kursk Oblast. Ukraine is preparing defense actions
In the Kursk region, both sides of the dispute may face severe weather conditions, which will be reflected in the number of victims. Importantly, Kyiv is not giving up the territories of western Russia without a fight. Ukrainians are preparing defensive actions to repel them upcoming counteroffensive.
The actual importance of North Korean fighters remains unknown. In general, their troops are characterized by their characteristics consistency and disciplinewhich constitutes an additional difficulty for Kiev.
Question marks appear when we think about the effectiveness of North Korean troops unaccustomed to the conditions of real ground warfare.
War in Ukraine. Such tasks were assigned to North Korean soldiers
In view of the upcoming counteroffensive in the Kursk Oblast against the North Korean ally two tasks were set. Soldiers from the Far East were divided into two groups: assault units and support units.
Pentagon there is no information on whether Kim Jong Un's regime will send additional reinforcements to the front. The Ukrainian side suggested that in the worst-case scenario, Pyongyang might go to war up to 100 thousand people.
Source: “The New York Times”, UNIAN