Ukraine claims that North Korean troops were already attacked in the Russian province of Kursk

The Ukrainian authorities have assured this Monday that the first clashes have already occurred with the North Korean troops deployed in the Russian province of Kursk, days after kyiv warned that it was a matter of hours before the fighting took place and reproached its partners. not having provided them with sufficient capabilities to confront them.

This was announced by Andrei Kovalenko, a senior official of the National Security and Defense Council, through his Telegram account. “The first North Korean troops have been attacked in Kursk,” he wrote.

For its part, the Russian Ministry of Defense confirmed this Monday new fighting in Kursk. “The troops have repelled two enemy counteroffensives in Novoivanovka and attacks by the Armed Forces of Ukraine towards the towns of Leonidovo and Plekhovo,” he reported.

Casualties among the Ukrainian ranks have exceeded 350 men in the last 24 hours. According to Moscow’s calculations, since the start of the operation in Kursk, Ukraine has lost more than 29,600 servicemen.

In recent days, the United States and the United Kingdom have confirmed the presence of at least 10,000 North Korean soldiers. Meanwhile, the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, has regretted that this deployment has not caused a change in strategy on the part of his partners, who continue not to grant them authorization to use long-range weapons against Russian territory.

“Instead of providing the much-needed long-range capabilities, the United States watches, the United Kingdom watches, Germany watches. Everyone is waiting for the North Korean Army to start attacking the Ukrainians,” he reproached this weekend.