Kcna reported that soldiers were sent at the order of North Korea leader Kim Jong Una and that “their war effort ended victorious”.
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As Kcna informed, citing the Central Military Commission of the ruling Korea Labor Party, the leader of the country Kim Jong Un decided to send troops in accordance with the Russian leader Vladimir Putin, signed with Russia's leader, Putin with a versatile strategic partnership.
“According to the order of the state leader, the subunits of the Armed Forces of the Republic proved a strong alliance between the two countries,” says Kcna's announcement. The agency added that North Korea “demonstrated for the honor to stay in an alliance with such a powerful state as the Russian Federation.”
At the same time, Kim Jong Un assured that a monument would be erected in Pyongyang commemorating his soldiers who died on the Russian-Ukrainian front. -Soon a monument will be erected in our capital in honor of military deeds and heroism of the proud sons of the Korean People's Democratic Republic, and flowers will be laid on the graves of fallen soldiers-said the dictator.
War in Ukraine. Conflicting messages of Moscow and Kiev
Russia announced last week that the Ukrainian troops were displaced from the last village they control in Kurski, but Kiev denied it and added that the Ukrainian forces are still conducting activities in the border region of Belgorod.
Last Saturday, Moscow for the first time admitted that the North Korean army fought on the Russian side in the Kursk region.
As Reuters notes, the Ukrainian side estimates that North Korea has sent about 14,000 to Russia. soldiers, including 3,000 to supplement the losses. The lack of armored vehicles and drones meant that at first North Korean forces suffered significant losses.
