Ukraine-Russia War: Amidst the ongoing war between Ukraine and Russia, North Korea has deployed 10 thousand of its soldiers with Russian troops. Out of which about 8 thousand soldiers have been deployed in Kursk area. Regarding this, on Friday Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that in view of the deployment of North Korean troops, Ukraine needs the permission of its allies to fire long-range missiles at Russia.
He further said, “We are keeping an eye on all the places where Russia has gathered North Korean soldiers in all the camps built on its territory. If we had the capability to attack at long range, we could have attacked.”
Ukraine’s allies accused
President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused Ukraine’s allies of waiting for North Korean forces to launch an attack. Instead, they should give us long-range missiles, which we need very much right now.
America gave military aid package to Ukraine
The United States has provided a military aid package of $ 425 million to Ukraine after the confirmation of the deployment of North Korean troops in the Russia-Ukraine war. Under this, the military aid package given by America to Ukraine includes various types of missile systems, ammunition for artillery, Javelin and AT-4 anti-armor systems, ammunition for high mobility artillery rocket systems, armored vehicles, anti-aircraft guns, etc. Many types of weapons are included including tank weapons.
US Secretary of State said this
The defense package for Ukraine was announced by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken at a time when it was revealed that about 10 thousand North Korean soldiers are currently present in Russia. In a press conference, the Foreign Minister had said that, we estimate that 10 thousand Korean soldiers are present in Russia, out of which 8 thousand soldiers have been deployed in the Kursk area. However, these soldiers have not yet been seen fighting against the Ukrainian army.
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