The Korea Herald reported on November 3, citing an insider familiar with the issue, that Russia is believed to have compensated North Korea by providing cash, food and space technology as compensation for joining the war on their side.
North Korea is said to have sent 10,000-12,000 troops into Russia. The first soldiers are alleged to have already been fired upon in Kursk Oblast.
Wi Sung Lac, a South Korean member of the parliamentary intelligence committee told The Korea Herald that North Korean soldiers receive $2,000 a month from Russia for their service. This would amount to at least $200 million a year if multiplied by 10,000 soldiers.
The lawmaker cited intelligence briefings to say that Moscow was also believed to be responsible for easing North Korea’s food crisis.
“The 4,000,000 tons of grain that North Korea claims it produces each year is actually about 1,000,000 tons short of the amount it needs to feed its country.” The Herald quoted a lawmaker as saying that if Russia offers 600,000 to 700,00 tons of rice to North Korea, this would be enough to cover the demand for the entire year.
According to The Korea Herald South Korean intelligence believes Russia is also assisting North Korea with advanced technology in space, enabling Pyongyang launch another military reconnaissance satellite.
Sergiy Kyslytsya said that Moscow intends to form at least five 2,000 to 3,000-strong units, manned by North Korean troops. They would be outfitted with Russian uniforms, weapons and be integrated into formations that included ethnic minorities in Russia’s Far East to hide their presence.
U.S. Secretary Of State Antony Blinken stated during a press briefing on October 31 that 8,000 North Korean soldiers have been deployed in Russia’s Kursk Oblast for participation in the war against Ukraine.
Andrii Kovalenko didn’t provide any additional details about the circumstances of the engagement, or possible losses for the North Korean side.
This includes 1,300 casualties that Russian forces have suffered in the last day.
The Finnish authorities have announced that a new political museum will open at the same location on February 15, 2025. The museum’s focus will be on Finnish-Russian relationships, including developments of the 21st Century.
“This would be a very dangerous escalation in the war in Ukraine.” Stephane Dujarric said that everything must be done to prevent any internationalization of the conflict.
A total of 54% of respondents said they favored a Ukrainian victory, while only 20% supported Russia. Even in countries that have not been Kyiv’s traditional allies, there was a strong public support for Ukraine.
According to the Moldovan election commission, Maia Sandu, who is pro-EU, had a 9-point advantage over Alexandr Stoianoglo with nearly 99% votes counted.
The attack damaged a multi-story apartment building, commercial facilities and cars. Kharkiv Regional Police reported that at least 14 people, including four officers, were injured.
U.S. U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink stated on Nov. 3, that the U.S. State Department funded 800 mobile fireteams in Ukraine which have shot down more than 200 Russian drones.
Roman Kostenko (secretary of the parliamentary defence committee) stated on November 2 that he believes it is necessary to mobilize at least 500,000 citizens in light of current battlefield conditions.
City officials reported that on Nov. 3, Russia launched its latest drone strike overnight on Ukraine. The attack lasted more than five hours and targeted the capital. Kyiv was rocked by several waves of explosions throughout the night.
On Nov. 3, Governor Oleksandr PROKUDIN reported that Russian troops shelled Bilozerka, a village in Kherson Oblast. A paramedic and a driver of an ambulance were wounded.
Hungarian Prime Minster Viktor Orban stated in a radio conversation on Nov. 3 that “Europe cannot stay pro-war” if Donald Trump is elected U.S. President, as reported by Telex. Orban was supposedly referring the EU’s military assistance to Ukraine which he has repeatedly criticized.
After “a public reaction,” Google representatives contacted the Ukrainian side, and the company is already working on fixing the issue, Andrii Kovalenko, the head of the counter-disinformation department at Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council, said in a later update on social media.
According to President Volodymyr Zelensky, the majority of these strikes targeted critical infrastructure and civilian facilities.
The most casualties were reported in Kherson Oblast where Russian attacks resulted in the death of one person and the injury of another 10 including three children.
According to reports, Russia has also lost 9,182 tanks and 18,523 armored fighting vehicles that carry troops, 28,160 vehicles, fuel tanks and artillery systems. It also lost 1,244 multiple-launch rocket systems, 994 systems of air defense, 369 planes, 329 helicopters, 18,187 drones and 28 ships, boats and submarines.
The Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance-Reason and Justice (BSW), a new leftist populist German party, demands that mainstream parties stop military aid to Ukraine. Germany is Ukraine’s second largest military supporter.
Officials in Moldova have warned that Russia could orchestrate disruptive activities including bomb threats at polling stations throughout Western nations during Moldova’s presidential runoff elections on Nov. 3.
Dmytro Lubinets, Ukrainian Human Rights Commissioner, said on November 3 that Ukraine is still willing to receive its own citizens and blamed Russia as the reason for the slowdown in exchanges.
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