Putin praises the North Korean soldiers who fight “heroic” in Ukraine, in a letter to Kim Jong-un
Russian President Vladimir Putin named it “Heroes” On the North Korean soldiers sent to fight in Ukraine, in a letter to Kim Jong-un, the state press in North Korea reported on Friday.
Little praised the soldiers sent by Kim Jong-un on the front of Ukraine EPA-EFE
In a message that marks the anniversary of Korea's release from Japanese rule, Putin remembered how the units of the Soviet Red Army and the North Korean forces fought together to end the colonial occupation of Japan, The Guardian reports.
“The ties of militant friendship, goodwill and mutual help, consolidated on the days of war, remain solid and trusting today”Putin wrote in the letter revealed by the North Korean state press.
“This was fully proven by the heroic participation of the RPDC soldiers in the release of the Kursk region under the Ukrainian occupation.”he added, according to KCNA, using the official name of North Korea.
Earlier this year, Russian forces carried out a counter -offensive to eliminate the last positions of Kiev in the Russian Kursk region, where Ukraine had set a support point last year.
Russia and North Korea have developed increasingly close ties, the two countries signing a pact of mutual defense last year, during Putin's visit to the isolated state. In April, North Korea confirmed for the first time to send a contingent of soldiers on the line of the Ukraine front, along with Russian troops.
South Korean and Western intelligence agencies said that Phenian sent over 10,000 soldiers to the Russian region Kursk, along with artillery, missile rockets and long-range missiles.
About 600 North Korean soldiers were killed and thousands were injured fighting for Russia, according to Seoul. The South Korean intelligence service said in June that the Phenian is potentially prepared to send more troops to Russia.
The letter was handed over by the President of the Russian State Duma, Viaceslav Volodin, who met Kim during an official visit to Phenian on Thursday.
Volodin was satisfied with Kim for “Sending exceptional soldiers in Kursk's release operations, for the removal of Ukrainian aggressors”according to KCNA.
He added that Russia will never forget the North Korean troops “Who fought with the price of their lives in Russia.”
Putin had a telephone call with Kim Tuesday, informing him about the discussions planned with US President Donald Trump in Alaska on Friday, according to Russian officials.
