'Two North Korean brigades dispatched to Russia arrive in Kursk on the 23rd during 12,000 training'
Oct 23, 2024
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on the 22nd (local time) that he had received information that two brigades of North Korean troops were training, each with 6,000 troops, according to local media including the Kyiv Independent.
Then "We know how to respond to this challenge. And it is important that our partners also do not hesitate to take on this challenge.'
Ukraine's military intelligence agency (HUR) reported that Russia is planning to involve North Korean troops in an all-out war against Ukraine in the coming months and about 10,000 North Korean soldiers are preparing to join the Russian military.
On the same day, HUR Director Kirilo Budanov said North Korean troops are expected to arrive in Kursk province on the 23rd to support Russian forces.
President Zelensky stressed that `if North Korea intervenes in the war in Europe, the pressure on the North Korean regime is not strong enough.'
He also said on the same day that "Russia and its allies must be prevented from expanding the scope of the war.""The invader must stop. We look forward to a decisive and concrete response from the world"He called for more response and support from the West.
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