8,000 North Korean soldiers would have been deployed in the Kursk region on the border with Ukraine, according to Washington – Libération

8,000 North Korean soldiers would have been deployed in the Kursk region on the border with Ukraine, according to Washington – Libération
8,000 North Korean soldiers would have been deployed in the Kursk region on the border with Ukraine, according to Washington – Libération
War between Ukraine and Russiadossier

After several days of alerts about the arrival in Russia of troops from North Korea, American Secretary of State Blinken announced this Thursday, October 31, that he expected to see them take part in the fighting “in the days to come “.

Is North Korea preparing to enter the battle? While alerts have multiplied in recent days about the massive arrival of North Korean troops in Russia, American Secretary of State Antony Blinken declared this Thursday, October 31, during a press conference, that 8,000 of these Soldiers had been deployed to Russia’s Kursk region, where Ukrainian soldiers had made a breakthrough in August, and were potentially ready to fight Ukrainian forces “in the future”.

“We have not yet seen these troops deploy into combat against Ukrainian forces, but we expect this to happen in the coming days,” Blinken added, speaking after talks between the United States and South Korea.

Russia has trained the troops of its North Korean ally – which has also sent it more than 1,000 missiles and millions of munitions, according to Seoul – “artillery, drones, basic infantry operations, including trench clearing, indicating that it fully intends to use these forces in frontline operations,” Blinken added. “If these troops engaged in combat or combat support operations against Ukraine, they would become legitimate military targets,” he warned.

Earlier in the day, in an interview with South Korean media published by his office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky criticized the reaction “zero” Westerners faced with the deployment of North Korean soldiers on the Russian side. And if Western reaction remains non-existent, he worries, “then the number of North Korean troops on our borders will increase.”

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