North Korea recognized for the first time on Monday that it deployed troops to fight for Russia in its war against Ukraine, several media reported.
The decision, made under the ordinance of the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, would have contributed to a significant contribution to the release of the Russian territory occupied by Ukraine, according to the state media.
Saturday, Russia announcement All Ukrainian troops had been withdrawn from its Kursk region, which Moscow lost control last year from a Ukrainian incursion surprise.
Valery Gerasimov, chief of staff general of the Russian armed forces, had also confirmed that North Korean soldiers were fighting against Ukrainian troops in the region.
Gerasimov said they had participated in “the shoulder of shoulder combat missions with Russian soldiers during the reparation of the Ukrainian foray” and “demonstrated great professionalism, shown courage, courage and heroism in combat”.
In the fall, Ukraine, the United States and South Korea all declared that North Korea, which had previously provided weapons in Moscow, had deployed 10,000 to 12,000 of its troops in Russia to fight in Kursk.
Until now, Moscow and Pyongyang have so far responded vaguely to the South Korean and Western demands for the deployment of troops, stressing that their military cooperation is in accordance with international law, without directly admitting the presence of North Korean forces in Russia.
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