The Pentagon announced on October 28 that the United States would not impose new restrictions on Ukraine using American weapons if North Korean forces engage in combat. This was after NATO confirmed that North Korean troops were deployed to Kursk Oblast.
“A portion of these soldiers have already moved nearer to Ukraine and we are growingly concerned that Russia intends on using these soldiers in combat, or to support combat against Ukrainian forces, in Russia’s Kursk Oblast, near the border with Ukraine,” Pentagon spokesperson Sabrina Singh told Reuters.
The U.S. announced on October 26 that North Korean troops were being sent to Kursk Oblast in Russia’s border region, which is facing an offensive by Ukraine.
Pentagon estimates that 10,000 North Korean troops have been deployed in eastern Russia to train, up from 3,000 troops estimated on Oct. 23.
Joe Biden, the U.S. president, described this development as “very dangerous.”
HUR, the Ukrainian military intelligence agency, reported on October 24 that the first units were already deployed in Kursk Oblast. The Pentagon has yet to confirm the presence of North Korean forces in the area.
“It’s likely that they’re moving in that direction towards Kursk.” Singh said, “I don’t know any more details yet.”
Ukraine’s military Intelligence had previously stated that Russia was preparing to send 12,000 North Korean troops, including 500 officers, and three generals. According to President Volodymyr Zelensky, the first North Korean troops would be deployed to the combat zone by Oct. 27 or 28.
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.
Washington continues to prohibit Kyiv’s use of long-range American weapons for deep-into-Russia strikes. Zelensky, who announced the plan on October 21, said that the U.S. plans to provide Ukraine an aid package worth $700-800 millions for the production of long-range capability in Ukraine.
“A portion of these soldiers have already moved closer towards Ukraine and we are increasing concerned that Russia intends using these soldiers in combat against Ukrainian forces near the border with Ukraine in Russia’s Kursk Oblast,” said Pentagon spokesperson Sabrina Singh.
According to President Volodymyr Zelensky, the first North Korean troops would be deployed to the combat zone by Oct. 27 or 28.
“Russia has killed many Russians.” The Russian army killed a lot of mobilized Russians because they were afraid of being attacked, dying under the bullets or being wounded. They retreated, and then their army killed them,” Volodymyr Zelensky told Times of India.
Fred Fleitz is a former CIA Analyst who served Trump’s White House. He now works at the America First Policy Institute Center for American Security. In an interview with The Financial Times, he suggested that Ukraine’s NATO membership could be removed from the agenda for a few years in order to force Russia to negotiate.
A HUR source told The Kyiv Independent that the Ukrainian resistance and Ukraine’s military intelligence (HUR), sabotaged the Berdiansk railway bridge, which is located in the occupied city.
According to a ruling by the Permanent Arbitration Court in The Hague in 2023, Russia must pay $5 billion in compensation to the Naftogaz Group for assets illegally confiscated during the Russian occupation in Crimea in 2014.
This is the first official visit of President Volodymyr Zelensky to the island nation. He will meet with the prime ministers from Iceland, Denmark, Sweden and Norway.
After the full-scale Russian invasion, the town of Kharkiv Oblast in Ukraine, which once numbered 17,000 people, was heavily contested.
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, a candidate for the Moldovan presidency, claimed that he would continue to support Ukraine. This statement was dismissed by Maia Sandu.
The Kadorr Group has announced that Adnan Kivan died on October 28. He was the owner of the Kadorr Group, the English-language Ukrainian newspaper Kyiv Post and the Kadorr Group.
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.
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