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.