Zelenskyi: On October 27-28, first DPRK military personnel will be used in war with Ukraine

25 October, 2024 The military of the DPRK (North Korea) on parade. Photo: kcna.kp In a few days, Russia will engage the first North Korean troops in the war against Ukraine.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi announced this. According to Ukrainian intelligence, this will take place on October 27-28. The dates were announced by Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi during a report to the president on the situation at the front.

Zelenskyi emphasized that the involvement of the DPRK troops in the combat zones is "an obvious escalation step by Russia." He called on the international community and leaders to respond to this.

North Korean special forces during a military exercise. Photo: STR/AFP via Getty Images

"The actual involvement of North Korea in the hostilities should be responded to not with turned blind eyes and the confused comments, but with tangible pressure on both Moscow and Pyongyang to comply with the UN Charter and punish escalation," the President wrote on social media. The day before, the press service of the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine informed that the North Korean troops had already arrived in the Kursk region to participate in a full-scale Russian-Ukrainian war.

The arrival of the DPRK military was reportedly recorded on October 23. The Ukrainian intelligence said that the training of the North Korean army soldiers who had arrived in Russia was taking place at five military training grounds located in the east of the aggressor country, namely: "Baranovsky'', "Donguz'', "Yekaterinoslavsky'', 248th and 249th.

North Korean special forces during a parade in Pyongyang. Photo: KCTV

It takes several weeks to organize the North Korean troops that Russia intends to use in the war against Ukraine.

The soldiers from the DPRK are provided with ammunition, bedding, winter clothing and footwear, as well as hygiene.

The North Korean government receives money and nuclear technology from Russia for the involvement of its military in the war against Ukraine, said Kyrylo Budanov, Chief of the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine.