Ukraine-Russia war latest: Blasts heard in Kyiv as Seoul says more than 10,000 North Koreans now in Russia
Significant number of North Korean troops headed to the frontline areas, including Kursk, says Seoul
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Your support makes all the difference.Ukraine is repelling a second wave of overnight attacks on Kyiv by Russia as air defence units downed incoming drones, mayor Vitali Klitschko said this morning.
Blasts were heard in the capital as the Pentagon and South Korea both said their intelligence shows more than 10,000 North Korea soldiers have now arrived in Russia to support Vladimir Putin’s invasion.
A significant number of North Korean troops are headed to frontline areas, including Kursk, South Korea’s defence ministry spokesperson Jeon Ha-kyou said today.
The Pentagon said that there were at least 10,000 North Korean soldiers in Kursk, near the Ukraine border, but could not corroborate reports that they were engaged in combat.
Russia is handing out military kits to North Korean soldiers, including Russian uniforms, the Pentagon said, indicating these soldiers are expected to fight on the frontline.
Kyiv said yesterday that its forces had struck North Korean troops for the first time since they entered the war on Russia’s side.
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UN chief ‘very concerned’ about reports of North Korean soldiers in Russia
UN secretary general Antonio Guterres is “very concerned” about reports of North Korean troops on Russia’s soil and fears the “escalation of the war in Ukraine”, his spokesperson said.
Mr Guterres’s remarks come as American intelligence confirmed thousands of North Korean troops are already on their way to Russia’s Kursk border region where Ukraine’s incursion is underway.
“The Secretary-General is very concerned about reports of troops from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea being sent to the Russian Federation, including their possible deployment to the conflict zone,” said Stephane Dujarric, the UN chief’s spokesperson.
Arpan Rai reports.
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