The Kremlin seeks to gather as much effort to capture new territories, one of the interlocutors of the television channel believes. The Russians will try to occupy “any territory up to the outskirts of Kyiv”, applying “all the efforts that they can,” he said.
According to American estimates, the Ukrainian army now restrains the Russian Federation surpassing the number of forces with the help of drones and minefields. At the same time, Russians also need additional human resources for the offensive.
The American official added that there are no signs that North Korea will be able to send new troops to participate in the war on the side of Moscow after significant losses, which were recorded in the winter in the Kursk region.
That the Russian Federation prepares a new offensive in the summer, On May 14, the head of the Center for Combating misinformation at the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine Andrei Kovalenko. The office of the President of Ukraine also warned that Russians could in May activate actions at the front.
The speaker of the Kharkov operational and tactical department of the operational-strategic group of troops Khortitsa, the defense forces of Ukraine Pavel Shamshin on May 15 indicated that the new attack of the aggressor actually began.
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About the participation of forces North Korea in the war on the side of the Russian Federation In the Kursk region on December 14, 2024, the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky spoke. January 11, 2025 The military captured in the Kursk region of the two military from North Korea. Later, one of them said that I didn’t even know who he fought against.
On March 27, Yonhap, citing South Korean intelligence, reported that North Korea additionally sent about 3 thousand fighters at the disposal of the Russian Army. Prior to this, there was information about 11 thousand North Koreans, whom Pyongyang provided to Moscow.
According to the Ukrainian military, as of April 26 in the Kursk region, Russia and North Korea lost 62.4 thousand and more than 4.5 thousand military, respectively.
According to intelligence of South Korea as of April 30, about 600 North Korean military who fought for the Russian Federation died in Ukraine. Losses Together with the wounded, they make up 4.7 thousand military from the moment of entering the war.
