Russia thanks North Korea for soldiers in the Kursk – Diepresse.com area
For the first time, Russia has admitted to having used North Korean soldiers for the fight to recapture his area on the border with Ukraine.
The soldiers from North Korea had made a significant contribution to the « liberation » of the region of Ukrainian soldiers, said the head of the Russian general staff, Waleri Gerassimowwith a video circuit with President Vladimir Putin.
The Ukrainian President Wolodymyr Selenskij had repeatedly accused North Korea of helping Russia not only with weapons, but also with staff. Russia had not officially not officially confirmed. The participation of the soldiers from North Korea in the Russian War against Ukraine is a violation of international law. In contrast, Gerassimow emphasized that the fighting is in line with the contract with the contract for a strategic partnership between the two countries.
In the agreement there is also a passage for mutual military support if one of the two countries should be attacked. However, there is no publicly known support for Russia on North Korea. Russia also attacked Ukraine.
General staff praised the « high professionalism » of the North Koreans
« The soldiers and officers of the Korean People’s Army, who fulfilled the fighting tasks with the Russian soldiers when the Ukrainian invasion of the Ukrainian invasion of shoulder, showed high professionalism, bravery, courage and heroism in battle, » said Gerassimow in an interview with Putin.
The Kremlin chief congratulated the soldiers for “victory”. The adventure of Kiev failed, said Putin. The Ukrainian troops entered the region at the beginning of August last year and brought dozens of towns under their control. Now Russia announced that the region was completely recaptured. There was initially no confirmation from Kyiv. (APA)
