Ukraine reports the first clashes with North Korean troops – Diario La Página –

The president of Ukraine, Volodimir Zelensky, confirmed on Tuesday night, during a speech to the nation, “the first combats” of the Ukrainian troops against the North Korean soldiers incorporated into the Russian Army, which means their entry into the war that Russia is maintaining. with the neighboring country.

According to the American newspaper The New York Times, North Korean troops participated in clashes against Ukrainian forces fighting in the Russian region of Kursk.

“The first combats with North Korean soldiers open a new page of instability in the world,” said Zelensky in his speech, collected by several agencies, in which he once again asked the international community to “do everything possible to ensure that “This Russian step to expand the war will fail.”

The Minister of Defense of Ukraine, Rustem Umérov, had previously reported the first situations of contact on the front between North Korean and Ukrainian soldiers.

The Ukrainian leader thanked all the countries that “have reacted to the deployment of North Korean soldiers in Russia” and especially mentioned those who have done so “not only with words, but by preparing appropriate actions” to help Ukraine defend itself.

The G7 and other countries prepare a “coordinated response”
The G7 – which brings together the seven most industrialized democracies in the world -, New Zealand and Australia announced on Tuesday that they are preparing a coordinated response to the entry of North Korean personnel into the Russian-Ukrainian war.
«Now, our countermeasures must be sufficient. Strong enough,” Zelensky added.

Ukrainian, South Korean and American sources report that North Korea has transferred at least 10,000 troops to Russia, with some reports mentioning figures as high as 12,000.