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We know about 10,000 soldiers of North Korea, that they are preparing to send to fight against us,
Zelensky told reporters in Brussels on Thursday From our intelligence we’ve got information that North Korea sent tactical personnel and officers to Ukraine,
Zelenskyy told reporters at NATO headquarters This plan doesn’t depend on Russian will, only on the will of our partners,
They are preparing on their land, 10,000 soldiers, but they didn't move them already to Ukraine or to Russia,
Zelenskyy said after meeting NATO defense ministers This is not only British intelligence, it is also American intelligence. They report it all the time, they don't provide any evidence,
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has rejected reports of a North Korean military unit, saying ... as per BBC News Iran gave (Russia) drones, license to produce these drones and missiles. But not people, not officially. And here we see this first step in this war,
Zelensky said in his remarks today This is the first step to a world war,
We are tracking the possible deployment of North Korean troops to Russia,
one official told reporters In terms of the veracity, it is a little bit too early to tell, to get some ground truth behind actually what is happening here,
This is no longer just about transferring weapons. It is actually about sending people from North Korea to the occupying military forces,
That is, he (Putin) wants to involve not only infantry, but also specialists from various branches of the military
I know that there is an intention to train 10,000 soldiers from different branches of the (Korean) military: ground forces, air forces, that is, an entire brigade
he is reported to have said (Russian President Vladimir) Putin is afraid of mobilization very much because social opinion is against his,
This demands quite urgent [response from Ukraine's partners – ed.]. Because this formally confirms that a second party is joining the conflict and will fight alongside Russia against Ukraine as a contingent. This is a significant step,
We have information from our intelligence that ... some officers of the North Korean army are already on Ukrainian territory temporarily occupied by the Russian enemies. So they joined the Russian army,
Zelenskyy told a press conference in Brussels We do know that North Korea is supporting Russia in many ways – by weapon supplies, technological supplies, innovation – to support them in the war effort, and that is highly worrying,
These are workers for Russian factories, instead of Russians killed in the war, and personnel for the Russian army. This is the participation of the second state in the war against Ukraine on the side of Russia,
Real stealth soldiers. Everyone talks about the Koreans, but no one has seen them,
the Wagner-linked Reverse Side of the Medal channel quipped Russia and North Korea have an agreement that is basically a military alliance, so it is highly likely that North Korea would send additional troops,
This might even be a driving factor behind sending North Korean soldiers — to provide them with diverse experiences and wartime training,