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NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte stated on October 28 that North Korea has already sent troops to Russia and they have been deployed in Kursk Oblast.
Rutte confirmed reports from Kyiv and Seoul stating that Pyongyang was sending military personnel to Russia in an effort to deepen the cooperation between the two nations.
After meeting with South Korean defense officials and intelligence officials, the NATO secretary general announced in Brussels that he had confirmed that North Korean troops were sent to Russia and that North Korean military units were deployed to the Kursk area.
This is the first official confirmation by the Secretary General that North Korean troops have arrived in Russia.
Rutte stated that the deployment represents a “significant escalation of (North Korea’s), ongoing involvement in Russia’s illegal war,” and a “dangerous extension of Russia’s war.”
The South Korean delegation briefed representatives from Japan, Australia and New Zealand, as well as the North Atlantic Council, on the North Korean involvement with Russia’s war.
Ukraine’s military intelligence agency (HUR) had previously stated that Russia was preparing to send 12,000 North Korean troops, including 500 officers, and three generals. The spy agency claimed on October 24 that the first units were already deployed in Kursk Oblast. This claim was not confirmed by Western officials at the time.
Russia and North Korea initially dismissed the reports, but have recently shifted to a more evasive tone as evidence of the dispatch of troops grew.
“The deepening of military cooperation between Russia, North Korea and the United States is a threat both to Indo-Pacific security and Euro-Atlantic. Rutte said that it undermines the peace on the Korean Peninsula, and fuels Russia’s war against Ukraine.
Mark Rutte, NATO Secretary General, said: “I can confirm today that North Korean troops were sent to Russia and that North Korean military forces have been deployed in the Kursk area.”
Bloomberg reported that even if Kamala Harris is in the White House her administration would struggle to get significant resources for Ukraine passed through the U.S. Congress.
The State Emergency Service reported that at least 21 people, including five children were injured in multiple air strikes by Russia on Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv Oblast overnight.
South China Morning Post, a Hong Kong-based newspaper, reported on October 28 that a group of nearly 200 ex-North Korean troops asked to be sent to Ukraine to demoralize and influence Pyongyang’s troops to join the war on Russia’s side.
“I believe that many countries will try to manipulate our electorate. They’re going try to manipulate our election. “That’s what they do,” J.D. Vance told CBS News.
In a debate with the incumbent president on October 27, Alexandr Stoianoglo, the candidate for the Moldovan presidency, claimed that he would continue to support Ukraine.
The KADORR Group announced that Adnan Kivan had passed away. He was the owner of the KADORR Group, and the English-language Kyiv Post.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged “Georgia’s political leaders to respect rule of law, repeal laws that undermine fundamental freedoms, as well as address deficiencies in the election process together.”
The Russian forces have suffered 1,680 casualties in the last day alone.
State Emergency Service reported that at least 21 people, including five children, were injured in multiple air strikes launched by Russia on Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv Oblast overnight on October 28.
“Modi is PM of a very large country in terms of population, economy and influence. A country of this size cannot simply say that it is interested in the end to the war. It is all interested. “PM Modi can influence an end to the Ukraine war,” said President Volodymyr Zelensky.
“Our interest is peace.” I think that Ukraine is not as important as other regions in the world. “I’m just putting my cards out there,” Republican senator and vice presidential candidate J.D. Vance said.
Operation UNIFIER of the Canadian Armed Forces announced on October 26 that Canada had provided Ukraine with a shipment of Light Armored Vehicles 6.0 ACSVs specially configured as ambulances.
Alexander Gusev, regional governor of Voronezh Oblast in Russia, said via his official Telegram Channel that debris from drones that fell to the ground struck two industrial sites on the evening October 27.
On October 27, Russian airstrikes in Ukraine’s southern Kherson Oblast killed at least five civilians and injured four others. The area is still divided by the frontline and is frequently subjected to Russian artillery, missiles, and drone strikes.
Dmytro Lubinets, the Ombudsman, said that “the alleged shooting of women by occupying forces in Selydove was a war crimes.” “I immediately wrote to international organizations, the UN and ICRC. I am waiting for the response.”
Grant Shapps, former U.K. defense secretary, argues that “now is the time to not only provide long-range authorization for our Storm Shadow rockets but to also do so without waiting for a Washington decision.”
“I think he is clearly an opponent.” J.D., the Republican candidate for vice president, said that he is a competitor. Vance replied when asked if the Russian President Vladimir Putin was an enemy.
“These elections cannot recognized. This is the equivalent of recognizing Georgia’s submission to Russia. No one can take Georgia’s European Future away.”
HUR reported that Russian police officers stopped a Kamaz truck on the Kursk-Voronezh Highway on October 27. The truck had civilian license plates. The vehicle was reported to be loaded with North Korean soldiers.
“During our observations, we noted the instances of vote buying and dual voting before and during the elections, especially in the rural areas,” said Ioanbulai, the leader of the delegation of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.
In an interview with state media published on October 27, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the Russian Defense Ministry was considering “various options.”
Andriy Yeermak, the head of the Presidential Office, told Corriere della sera that Ukraine will finalize their formula by November.
Vladyslav Voloshyn, spokesperson for the Southern Defense Forces, said on air that Ukrainian forces are still holding all the dominant heights in Zaporizhzhia oblast near Levadne and are trying to restore their positions.
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