North Korea joined Russia in its war against Ukraine, Zelenskyy says
Zelenskyy accused North Korea of aiding Russia with weapons and workers, but also troops. Reports suggest 10,000 North Korean soldiers are in Russia, supporting their war efforts.
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00:00North Korea is supplying Russia not only with weapons, but also with people, including those
00:10who can work in Russian factories, Volodymyr Zelensky said on Wednesday.
00:16Ukrainian outlet The Kyiv Independent, citing its sources, reports that North Korea has
00:21sent 10,000 soldiers to Russia to boost its war efforts against Ukraine.
00:28Ukrainian outlets Suspilne and Liga reported on the 15th of October, citing anonymous military
00:33intelligence sources, that Russian 11th Airborne Brigade is forming a 3,000-person battalion
00:39staffed by North Korean citizens.
00:43Where could they be deployed?
00:45Ukrainian intelligence sources assess that the battalion will likely be involved in ongoing
00:48Russian defensive operations in Kursk region.
00:52Earlier, Ukrainian partisan movement claimed that it had identified the presence of North
00:56Korean military personnel in training areas located close to Mariupol.
01:01Euronews could not independently verify these claims.
01:05The Institute for the Study of War says it has recently observed reports that a small
01:09contingent of North Korean personnel was operating near the occupied Donetsk city.
01:16The Institute for the Study of War says the Kremlin is likely leveraging the recent June
01:212024 Russia-North Korea Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Agreement in part to offset Russian
01:27fourth generation and border security requirements, further cementing Russian President Vladimir
01:32Putin's commitment to avoiding mobilization for as long as possible.
01:38The think tank says Putin appears more willing to absorb North Korean personnel into Russian
01:43military and resort to other irregular fourth generation efforts than to call for a wider
01:49mobilization to actually address the combat situation.