Las Ukrainian Armed Forces they estimated that the bulk of North Korean soldiers deployed in the Russian province of Kursk will complete their training by the end of November before entering into full-scale combat.
The training and acclimatization period of the 11,000 personnel of the North Korean Army already deployed in Russian territory, as part of a defense agreement between Moscow and Pyongyang, It has already been postponed for the third timeaccording to a source from the Armed Forces consulted by Ukrainian agencies.
This same week, the Ukrainian authorities downplayed the effectiveness that these soldiers could have in the future of the front.
The commander of the Airborne Forces, Igor Skibyukstated that they do not pose any danger. “When our counterattack begins, we will see how much they are worth“, said.
The Intelligence services of Seoul and Washington have indicated that Some North Korean soldiers have already participated in small skirmishes in Kurskalthough a large part of the 11,000 troops will be assigned to the airborne forces and the marines.
In another order, the regime of North Korea received anti-aircraft missiles and other defense systems from Russia as payment for sending soldiers to support its invasion of Ukraine, as confirmed this Friday by the National Security Advisor of South Korea. Shin Won-sik.
“We believe that Russia has provided anti-aircraft missiles and equipment to strengthen Pyongyang’s vulnerable air defenses.“Shin explained in an interview with the South Korean network SBS.
The South Korean official explained that in addition to the anti-aircraft missiles, Moscow provided various advanced military technologiesespecially related to satellites. This includes support after Pyongyang’s failed attempt to launch a spy satellite into orbit in May.
Military collaboration between Russia and North Korea is not new, but has reached a critical level with this exchange.
Pyongyang seeks to take advantage of the alliance to strengthen its technological and military capabilitiesincluding surveillance systems and advanced weaponry, while Moscow gets reinforcements on the battlefield in Ukraine.
Shin also claimed that Kim Jong-un’s regime received financial aid as part of the agreement with Russia.
The NATO and Ukraine They will hold emergency talks on Tuesday after Russia attacked a central city with an experimental hypersonic ballistic missile that escalated the nearly 33-month war.
The conflict is “entering a decisive phase“Poland’s Prime Minister said on Friday, Donald Tusky “is taking on very dramatic dimensions”.
Ukraine’s parliament canceled a session as security was tightened following Thursday’s Russian attack on a military facility in the city of Dnipro.
In a stark warning to the West, President Vladimir Putin He said in a nationally televised address to his nation that the attack with the intermediate-range Oreshnik missile was retaliation for kyiv’s use of longer-range U.S. and British missiles capable of penetrating deeper into Russian territory.
Putin said Western air defense systems would be unable to stop the new missile.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskovmaintained the bellicose tone on Friday, blaming “the reckless decisions and actions of Western countries” in supplying Ukraine with weapons to attack Russia.
“The Russian side has clearly demonstrated its capabilitiesand the contours of future retaliatory actions in case our concerns are not taken into account have also been outlined quite clearly,” he said.
(With information from Europa Press and EFE)
