“There is preliminary information that the Russians have started using soldiers from North Korea in assaults – in a notable quantity,” Zelensky said in his daily address. “The Russians are integrating them into combined units and using them in operations in the Kursk region. For now, just in this place. But we have information claiming that they could be used in other parts of the front,” he added.
War in Ukraine: what can North Korea bring to Russia?
The sending of 10,000 to 12,000 North Korean soldiers to Russia raises questions. Without experience of high-intensity warfare, and not speaking the same language, their possible military added value in Ukraine remains to be demonstrated. On the other hand, this contingent would have much more to learn from the Russians. Decryption
According to him, North Korean troops are “already suffering notable losses”. He also accused Moscow of taking the war to “another stage.” “If this is not escalation, then what is the escalation that many are talking about? “, he continued, in reference to the voices reluctant to support kyiv because they fear an escalation with Moscow.
Already losses
Ukraine has warned that Russia has amassed some 50,000 troops, including several thousand North Korean troops, to regain control of areas of the Kursk region occupied by the Ukrainian army since a surprise offensive in early August.
In late November, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin estimated that some 10,000 members of the North Korean military were in Russia’s Kursk region. “I fully expect to see them engaged in combat soon,” Mr. Austin said at the time. Lloyd Austin then said he had “not seen any significant information” reporting North Korean soldiers “actively engaged in combat”.
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