Ukraine's Defence Minister discusses DPRK's role in Russo-Ukraine war with American counterpart
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Fri, 01 Nov 2024 21:19:19 +0200
Rustem Umierov, Ukraines Defence Minister, spoke with his American counterpart Lloyd Austin on Russias involvement of the North Korean military in its conflict with Ukraine.
Source Umierov on Facebook, as reported by European Pravda Details Umierov stated that the heads of defence departments discussed the current situation at the front, specifically the Pokrovsk and Kursk fronts, as well as Russias involvement of the DPRKs military forces in the war.
Officials also discussed additional US help for Ukraines defence industry.
Background The latest US estimate suggests that North Korea has sent about 10,000 troops to Russia to train and join the war against Ukraine.
As highlighted by Estonian Defence Intelligence, the deployment of North Korean troops to the Ukrainian front will not bring much change for the time being, and they are likely to suffer heavy losses.
The Ukrainian military also stated that over the last week, the Russian army occupied around 150,000 square kilometres in Donetsk Oblast.
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