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Ukraine-Russia war latest: Kyiv reports first clashes with North Korean troops on frontline

First battles with North Korean soldiers open ‘new page’ in war, says Zelensky

Arpan Rai,Tom Watling
Wednesday 06 November 2024 05:10
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Video from Ukraine claims to show North Korean soldiers lining up to collect Russia military gear

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Ukrainian forces have engaged in “small-scale” clashes with North Korean troops in Kursk, marking their first battlefield confrontation with Kim Jong-un’s soldiers, Ukraine’s defence minister Rustem Umerov said.

“Yes, I think so. It is (an) engagement,” Mr Umerov said when asked if a clash had occurred.

Volodymyr Zelensky has said “the first battles with North Korean soldiers open a new page of instability in the world” as the war in Europe inches closer to its 1000-days mark.

The US, South Korean and Ukrainian intelligence assessments say up to 12,000 North Korean combat troops are being sent by Pyongyang to the war under a pact with Moscow.

Kyiv has assessed that Vladimir Putin is cutting short the training period for North Korean soldiers, earlier expected to last a month, in order to rush them to the frontline.

Earlier the G7 described the reports of thousands of North Korean troops joining Russian forces in Ukraine as a sign of Putin’s “desperation” to compensate for his battlefield losses.

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