Ukraine clashed with North Korean troops for the primary time, minister says

Asked if the engagement meant North Korea had formally joined the warfare, Umerov replied: “Yes, I feel so. It was a conflict.”

“We count on extra engagements within the coming weeks,” he added.

More than 10,000 North Korean troopers at the moment are within the Kursk area to help Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, the Pentagon mentioned Monday.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy referred to as Saturday for Kyiv’s allies to raise their ban on long-range missile strikes into Russian territory in order that Ukraine can hit North Korea’s troops.

“Everyone is simply ready for the North Korean navy to begin attacking Ukrainians,” Zelenskyy mentioned in a submit on Telegram.