Published 30 October 2024 at 13.15
Foreign. According to the Pentagon, thousands of North Korean soldiers are on their way to the Russian region of Kursk, where they are expected to be used as infantry against Ukrainian forces. Die Welt reports.
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A small group of North Korean soldiers has already arrived in Ukraine – and another 10,000 soldiers are expected to join the Russian troops near the Ukrainian border in the coming weeks, the US
Department of Defense says.
South Korean intelligence reports that North Korea plans to send a total of 12,000 troops, including special forces, to bolster Russia's military efforts in Ukraine.
< p>At the same time, the Ukrainian government announces that it plans to strengthen its own army with around 160,000 new soldiers within the next three months. According to Oleksandr Lytvynenko, the secretary of the Security Council, since the outbreak of war, Ukraine has mobilized over a million men.
Russia has also conducted new nuclear weapons exercises under President Vladimir Putin's watch, including the launch of an intercontinental missile from eastern Russia. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the exercise's objectives were achieved with precision, where simulated nuclear responses were included in the scenario.