The military intelligence services of Ukraine they reported that Russia received 100 missiles and five million projectiles from North Korea, in the form of support for the war waged in the country.
The National Security and Defense Council of kyiv specified that among the artillery pieces are the 170 mm M-1989 self-propelled systems and the M-1991in addition to the KN-23 y various ammunition. As military experts were able to identify, they mostly have electronic components manufactured in China, the United States, Japan, the United Kingdom and Switzerland, a sign that the West must strengthen its controls on the trade of parts and technology.
North Korean missiles were responsible for several deaths of Ukrainians, as was the case of four people in kyiv on June 2, and another five on September 11.
The shipment of these systems exposed that The cooperation between Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un goes beyond the deployment of thousands of officers on the battlefieldas recently reported, but is even broader than previously believed.
Weeks ago, Western allies warned about the arrival of more than 10,000 Pyongyang soldiers to military training camps in Russia where, after being instructed, they were sent to the front, specifically to the border regions of Kursk y Belgrade. Just days later, kyiv reported the first “small-scale” clashes between the troops, although it highlighted the inferiority of these additions.
A report prepared by the intelligence services of the United States, South Korea and Ukraine noted that “despite integration challenges – including communication barriers and different military doctrines – the deployment of North Korean troops in Russia represents a significant change in security relations between Europe and Asia (given that), For the first time in generations, East Asian troops actively participate in a European conflict”.
The French president, Emmanuel Macronspoke with his counterpart Volodimir Zelensky this Friday and expressed his deepest rejection of the “unacceptable escalation” that represent these coordinated actions between Kim and Putin. France condemns “with the greatest firmness” “(Russia’s) increasing cooperation with North Korea and its irresponsible rhetoric”which constitute “an unacceptable logic of escalation”They said from the Elysee Palace, that they also denounced that Moscow continues with “indiscriminate” bombings on “cities, civilians and energy infrastructures.”
“We will continue to help Ukraine as intensely and for as long as necessary so that it can exercise its legitimate defense and ensure that Russia’s war of aggression is a failure.”added from the Executive.
Zelensky and the German Chancellor spoke in that same tone, Olaf Scholzand they also ratified their joint work in the defense of kyiv.
“We will maintain our military support for Ukrainein close coordination with our European and international partners. I have agreed with Zelensky that we will remain in contact, too with a perspective on possible paths towards a just peace“, Scholz promised, while the Ukrainian president took the opportunity to thank Berlin “especially for reinforce air defense capabilities with Patriots and IRIS-TSwhich have already saved thousands of lives.”
“Increase pressure on Russia, strengthen Ukraine’s positions on all fronts (…) and take decisive joint steps to further strengthen defense capabilities It is key to forcing the aggressor into real peace. It is clear that Only a combined force of arms and diplomacy can lead the person responsible for the war to end it.”, he assured.
(With information from EFE and Europa Press)
