Let’s hit North Korean troops in Russia – POLITICO

The main military leader of Kyiv Alexander Syrsky added that Ukrainian troops are currently holding back one of Russia’s “most powerful” offensives since Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion nearly three years ago.

Meanwhile, North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Sun-hee was in Moscow to reaffirm Pyongyang’s commitment strategic partnership signed in June with Moscow.

“We will always firmly support our Russian comrades until victory day,” Choi said Friday, promising “invincible military comradeship” and praising Putin’s “wise leadership” during Russian aggression against Ukraine.

U.S. officials continue to rebuff Ukrainian requests to strike targets inside Russia, despite reports of an imminent North Korean deployment. “We expect this to happen in the coming days,” US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said. said in Washington on Thursday.

US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin confirmed that about 8,000 North Korean fighters have already moved into the western Russian region of Kursk, where Ukrainian forces are struggling to hold on to territory captured during their surprise invasion in August.

Western analysts, however, argue that North Korean soldiers, who are barely one week Russia’s losses are less important than its huge stockpiles of ammunition. Moscow has sent up to 9 million artillery shells, accounting for about half of all rounds fired by Russia in 2024, according to Pyongyang. South Korean and Ukrainian intelligence.