Russia begins sending large numbers of North Korean troops to attack Ukrainian forces for the first time Russia is fighting to maintain territory in the Kursk region, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday. “Today we already have preliminary data that Russia has begun to use North Korean soldiers in attacks, in significant numbers,” President Zelenskiy told the Ukrainian people in his daily wartime address. He said North Korean soldiers are used by Russian coalition forces and so far only on the Kursk Front, adding: “We are concerned that their use could expand to other parts of the front. We have received information that suggests this.” North Korean soldiers have not taken part in any fighting in mainland Ukraine so far, but they have already suffered “significant” losses.
Ukraine's president said more aggressive use of military was a new escalation and called for a global responseamid mounting speculation that Donald Trump will push for peace talks when he returns to the White House next month. President Zelensky reiterated his appeal to Ukraine's Western allies to step up support for Kiev and said he would talk to European partners next week. Russia neither confirms nor denies the existence of North Korea.
The General Staff of Ukraine has reported a significant increase in the number of Russian military attacks on the Kursk Front.in addition to air strikes, glide bombing, and more than 200 artillery shells. Andriy Kovalenko, an official with Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council, said North Korea had suffered losses, but did not give figures. Kovalenko wrote on Telegram, “The Russian army is trying to carry out assault operations relying on numbers and with the cooperation of the South Korean army, but the South Korean army's mission is to flee after being hit by our troops and occupy certain areas. That's what I do,” he wrote. Ukraine began its invasion of Russia's western Kursk region in August and has been fighting to gain control of the region.
Ukrainian drones attack oil facilities in Russia's Oryol region at night The Ukrainian military said on Saturday that it was an important source of fuel for the Russian military. Russian authorities said fire brigades were working to extinguish a fire caused by a drone attack in the western region of Oryol. Earlier, Russian regional governor Andrei Klitschko said on the messaging app Telegram that Ukrainian drones had attacked a fuel infrastructure facility, causing a fire but causing no casualties. He said 11 drones were shot down over the area. The Oryol region borders Russia's Kursk region. The Ukraine attack came a day after Russia launched 93 cruise and ballistic missiles and nearly 200 drones at its neighbor, dealing another blow to Ukraine's energy infrastructure.
A former FBI informant accused of falsely claiming that Joe Biden and the president's son Hunter took bribes from Ukraine has agreed to plead guilty to federal charges.according to court documents. As part of his plea deal, Alexander Smirnov will admit to fabricating the story that was at the center of the Republican impeachment inquiry in Congress. In June 2020, he was accused of falsely reporting to the FBI that executives associated with the Ukrainian energy company Burisma paid Hunter Biden and Joe Biden $5 million each in 2015 or 2016. Ta.
Ukrainian air defense forces shoot down 58 of 132 Russian drones launched in night attackThe Ukrainian Air Force announced on Saturday. It was announced that 72 Russian drones had been “lost” due to the use of electronic warfare. There were no immediate reports of major damage. The Russian military announced on Saturday that it had shot down 60 drones overnight.
A 9-year-old boy is killed in a drone attack in Russia's Belgorod region, which borders Ukraine. Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said: “He injured his mother and little sister.” He posted a photo of his family's home with a hole in the facade and a partially torn roof. Gladkov said her mother and 7-month-old sister were hospitalized with injuries.
