Preparation to receive additional forces is underway in Russia’s Voronezh region, near the border with Ukraine, V. Zelensky announced on social networks.
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North Korea sent thousands of troops in 2024 to help Russia repel Ukraine’s counteroffensive in the Kursk region. Since 2022, the country has also been supplying weaponry for Russia’s invasion.
According to South Korean data, about 2,000 North Korean soldiers have already died in the war.
“Russia wants to get another 30,000 troops from North Korea. Since June, preparations to receive them have been underway in Russia’s Voronezh region,” V. Zelensky wrote on the “X” platform.
“North Korea is also preparing to transfer additional ballistic missile launchers to Russia. This is a threat not only to Ukraine. Russia is helping North Korea learn to wage war, improve its weaponry, and gain real combat experience using it,” he added.
“All of this is a threat to everyone in Asia who is within the range of North Korean missiles,” the Ukrainian president stated.
Both countries signed a military aid agreement in 2024, and North Korea this week, during the visit of its Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui (Čo Son Hui) to Moscow, once again confirmed its support for Russia’s war in Ukraine.
Pyongyang “expressed unwavering support for all domestic and foreign policies of the Russian Federation aimed at eliminating the causes of the Ukrainian conflict and defending its national sovereignty, territorial integrity, and international justice,” North Korea’s state news agency KCNA reported after the talks.
Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed gratitude for North Korea’s support in a video released before Cho Son Hui’s visit.
In exchange for military aid, North Korea receives cash, military technology, food, and energy resources, which help it overcome international sanctions over its nuclear program.
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