MOSCOW: Russia on Friday (Nov 8) refused to say whether or not North Korean troops had been preventing alongside its military in opposition to Ukraine, a day after Kyiv claimed inflicting “losses” on Pyongyang’s troopers.
The West, Ukraine and South Korea – citing intelligence reviews – have mentioned that North Korea has despatched greater than 10,000 troops to Russia to be deployed for fight.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy mentioned on Thursday that some had already engaged in preventing in Russia’s western Kursk area, the place Kyiv has launched an offensive.
“North Korean military troopers are at present current on the territory of the Russian Federation … particularly within the Kursk area,” Zelenskyy advised reporters.
There are “11,000 of them. A few of these troops have already taken half in hostilities in opposition to the Ukrainian navy. Sure, there are already losses”, he added.
Requested by AFP about Zelenskyy’s feedback on Friday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov declined to remark.
“This query immediately issues the course of the particular navy operation, due to this fact it must be addressed to the defence ministry,” Peskov mentioned, utilizing Moscow’s most well-liked language for its offensive.
