KYIV: Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has stated that Russia has sought an additional 30,000 troops and missile launchers from North Korea to struggle his nation.
Preparations for the additional troops are being made in Russia’s Voronezh area close to the frontier with Ukraine, Zelensky stated in a social media put up late Saturday (Jul 25).
North Korea despatched 1000’s of troops to assist Russia struggle off a Ukrainian counter-offensive within the Kursk area in 2024. It has additionally supplied arms to assist Russia’s invasion since 2022.
Based on South Korea, some 2,000 North Korean troops have been killed within the battle.
“Russia desires to obtain one other 30,000 troops from North Korea. Since June, preparations have been underway in Russia’s Voronezh area to obtain them,” Zelensky stated on X.
“North Korea can also be making ready to switch extra launchers for ballistic missiles to Russia. It is a menace not solely to Ukraine. Russia helps North Korea learn to wage battle, enhance its weapons, and achieve actual fight expertise in utilizing them,” he added.
“All of this can be a menace to everybody in Asia who’s inside vary of North Korean missiles.”
The 2 nations signed a navy help treaty in 2024 and North Korea reaffirmed its assist for Russia’s battle on Ukraine throughout a go to to Moscow this week by its international minister Choe Son Hui.
Pyongyang “expressed invariable assist for all the inner and exterior insurance policies of the Russian Federation to remove the foundation explanation for the Ukrainian dispute and defend its nationwide sovereignty, territorial integrity and worldwide justice”, the North’s KCNA state information company stated after the talks.
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin expressed “gratitude” for North Korea’s assist in a video launched forward of Choe’s go to.
In return for its navy support, North Korea has acquired money, navy know-how and meals and power commodities to assist it overcome worldwide sanctions over its nuclear programme.
