North Korea confirms the soldiers who were sent to fight with Russia against Ukraine Russia-Ukraine, news war

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un says the forces that were sent to help Russia “exterminate” the Ukrainian forces under a military agreement with Moscow.

North Korea confirmed for the first time that He sent forces to Russia To support the Moscow war against Ukraine, and that its forces have contributed to the restoration of Russian territory that the Ukraine army maintains in the Kursk region.

In a statement submitted to the official Korean Central News Agency for North Korea on Monday, the Central Military Committee of the ruling Labor Party said that the country’s leader, Kim Jong Un, had sent forces alongside Russian forces as part of a mutual defense treaty between Moscow and Pyongyang.

KCNA was reported to Kim, saying that the soldiers had been deployed “to exterminate and survey the new Ukrainian Nazi occupiers and the liberation of the Kursk region in cooperation with the Russian armed forces.”

“They are the ones who fought for justice are all heroes and representatives of the homeland’s honor,” Kcna quoted Kim as saying.

North Korea “considers it an honor to have an alliance with a strong country like the Russian Federation,” KCNA said.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Kim A signed Comprehensive strategic partnership A treaty in June last year, the two countries are committed to reaching each other, militarily, in the event of war.

According to the official Agency for South Korea Yonhap, Kim also said that a memorial will be built soon in the capital, Pyongyang, to honor those who fought against Ukraine.

“The flowers that pray for eternity will be placed in front of the graves of the graves of the fallen soldiers, and the forces that were killed in the fighting have been effectively applied,” Yonhap said, noting that North Korea has been silent so far about the thousands of soldiers he sent to Russia in October.

Ukrainian officials said earlier this year that about 14,000 North Koreans were deployed against its forces, including 3000 reinforcements they were sent to replace Losses of the early battlefield of North Koreans.

After the North Koreans lacking armored vehicles and unmanned drones, the North Koreans had taken severe losses early in the fighting but were quickly adapted, according to reports, and later contributed to the restoration of the Russian Korsk region from the occupied Ukrainian forces.

The average estimates of the North Korean forces varied for the fight for Russia on a large scale.

South Korea National Intelligence Service (NIS) in January said that about 300 North Korea soldiers were killed in fighting and wounded 2,700 others.

Ukrainian President Folodimir Zelinski put the number of North Koreans who were killed or wounded in 4000, while the United States estimated about 1,200 victims.

North Korea’s statement will follow the Chief of Staff of Russia, Valerie Gerasimov, on Saturday, which praises the “Championship” of North Korean soldiers, who said “he provided great help in defeating the Ukrainian armed forces group”, while he reported that Putin had been regained by the Ukrainian forces.

Soon the general corners of Ukraine faced its defensive operation in certain areas of Kork.

The US State Department said in a statement on Sunday evening that North Korea and other “third countries” had “led” Russia’s war on Ukraine and that it must end, and should support Moscow to Pyongyang.