The Ukrainian president has once again warned of the involvement of North Korean soldiers in the war in Ukraine.
On X, Volodymyr Zelensky called on his allies to make this “extension of the war” a “loss” for Russia and North Korea.
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This is a new warning issued by Volodymyr Zelensky. In his traditional speech on social networks, the Ukrainian president estimated, Tuesday, November 5, that “the first battles against North Korean soldiers mark a new chapter in global instability”. According to him, “Together with the whole world, we must do everything to ensure that this Russian step towards the extension of the war – this real escalation – is a loss. A loss for Russia as well as for North Korea.”
The presence of soldiers sent by Pyongyang to help Russia against Ukraine worries the international community. On Sunday, November 3, the Secretary General of the UN, António Guterres, had already estimated that “this would represent a very dangerous escalation of the conflict” between Moscow and kyiv. A little earlier, the head of American diplomacy, Antony Blinken, indicated that of the 10,000 North Korean soldiers who, according to Washington, entered Russia, up to 8,000 “were deployed in the Kursk region”, in Russia, on the border with Ukraine. However, neither Moscow nor Pyongyang have confirmed or denied the arrival of these troops.
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NORTH KOREAN SOLDIERS
In a video intervention, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke for the first time of the arrival of North Korean soldiers on Ukrainian soil alongside Russian troops. “I would like to thank all the people around the world who reacted to the deployment of North Korean soldiers in Ukraine. And who reacted not only with words, but also with actions to strengthen our military defense,” he said. the head of state.
“The first battles with North Korean soldiers open a new page of instability in the world, he added. Together, with the world, we must do everything to make this Russian desire to extend the war a failure.”
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In addition to concerns about the presence of North Korean soldiers, Ukraine also indicated on Tuesday that it was investigating the execution of six of its soldiers after their capture in the east of its territory by Russian forces. According to the Ukrainian Prosecutor's Office, three of these soldiers were shot dead on October 23 after being taken prisoner “during an offensive on the town of Selydové”, whose capture by the Russian army was announced on October 29. Three more captured Ukrainian soldiers were executed on November 1 “during an assault on fortifications in the Pokrovsk sector”, an important logistical node which the Russians have been getting closer to for weeks, the Prosecutor's Office said on Telegram.
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