The first North Korean soldiers stationed in Russia’s Kursk Oblast to aid Moscow’s war have come under fire, Andrii Kovalenko, the head of the counter-disinformation department at Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council, reported on Nov. 4.
The official did provide no further details about the engagement or any possible losses on the North Korean part.
The Kyiv Independent was unable to verify the claims.
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.
Since Ukraine launched its cross-border offensive at the beginning of August, the Russian border region has been a scene of heavy fighting. Moscow has sent North Korean troops to the Kursk Oblast in order to reinforce its defenses, while its most experienced units are still advancing in Ukraine’s east.
The President Volodymyr Zelensky said that, if Ukraine was granted permission to use Western long range weapons on Russian soil, it could target “every camp” where North Korean troops were gathering in Russia.
Kyiv has recently warned that the deployment of North Korean soldiers in combat is just a matter days away. Ukraine believes that Russia will send 12,000 North Korean soldiers, including special forces, to join their war.
According to Zelensky’s report, Russia has confirmed the West that Pyongyang forces are involved in the war.
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 wanted Ukraine to win, 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, an incumbent pro-EU president, had a 9-point advantage over Alexandr Stoianoglo after nearly 99% of the votes were counted.
The attack damaged a multistory 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 remain anti-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 missile 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.
Officials in the United States believe that two more fake videos, which are now circulating on the internet and have been identified by the FBI as attempts to spread false information about election security, may be part of an influence campaign backed by Russia. The campaign seems to be designed to influence public opinion in advance of the presidential election on November 5.
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