Using significant North Korean forces, Russia first began conducting attacks against Ukrainian forces fighting to hold territory in Russia’s Kursk region, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Saturday. “Today we already have preliminary information that the Russians have started to use North Korean soldiers in attacks. A significant number of them,” Zelenskyy told Ukrainians in a daily email. The North Koreans were used in conjunction with Russian units and now only on the Kursk front, he said, adding: “We have information suggesting that their use may extend to other parts of the front.” North Korean soldiers have not only entered combat on Ukrainian soil, but they are already taking “significant” losses.
The president of Ukraine said the prompt use of force was a new escalation and called for a global responseDonald Trump’s return to the White House next month is fueling speculation of an impact on peace talks. Zelenskyy gave a new appeal to Ukraine’s Western allies to strengthen Kyiv’s support, saying he would discuss it with European allies next week. Russia has neither confirmed nor denied the presence of North Koreans on its side.
The Ukrainian commander-in-chief reported a significant increase in the number of Russian attacks on the Kursk frontwith more than 200 artillery shots they slide. Andrii Kovalenko, an official for Ukraine’s national security and defense policy, said the North Koreans had taken casualties, but did not provide a number. “The Ruthenians count in numbers and try to carry out offensive operations with the help of the Koreans, while the task of the Koreans is to run under the influence of forces and occupy certain areas,” Kovalenko wrote in Telegram. Ukraine launched an invasion of Russia in the western region of Kursk in August and fought to hold the area.
Ukrainian drones carried out an overnight attack on an oil facility in the Oryol region that is a crucial source of Russian fuel supplies to the Ukrainian military, he said on Saturday. Russian authorities said their fighters were engaged in a drone strike in the western Oryol region. Earlier, Russian regional president Andrei Klychko said in a telegraph reporting app that Ukrainian drones had hit a fuel infrastructure facility, causing a fire but no casualties. He said 11 drones had been fired from the country. The Oryol region of Russia is adjacent to the Kursk region. The day is coming when Russia strikes Ukraine 93 cruise and ballistic missiles fired about 200 drones to his neighbor, further shaking Ukraine’s industrial infrastructure.
A former FBI informant accused of falsely claiming that Joe Biden and the president’s son Hunter received Ukrainian funds has agreed to plead guilty to federal charges.according to the rite of Tabvlae. As part of the dealAlexander Smirnov will admit to a fabricated story, which became the basis for an investigation into the Republican congressional impeachment. The accused falsely reported to the FBI in June 2020 that Ukrainian energy executives associated with Burisma Hunter Biden and Joe Biden were paid $5m each in 2015 or 2016.
Ukrainian air defenses shot down 58 of 132 Russian drones launched in overnight attackUkrainian air force said on Saturday. He said 72 Russian drones were “lost” due to the use of electronic warfare. There have been no immediate reports of major damage. The Russian military said it shot down 60 drones overnight on Saturday.
In the Belgorod region of Russia, which borders Ukraine, a drone attack killed a nine-year-old boy and wounded his mother and baby sister, said supervisor Vyacheslav Gladkov. He posted photos of the home with a hole in the front and the roof partially cut off. The mother and seven-month-old sister are in hospitals with injuries, Gladkov said.