North Korea sent around 10,000 soldiers to Russia to receive training, the Pentagon reported this Monday, an estimate three times higher than the estimated one and where the I’LL TAKE and the European Union (EU) They fear a dangerous escalation.
Moscow and Pyongyang They have intensified their military cooperation since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, but the participation of North Korean troops in the fighting would be a major step forward.
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“We believe that the DPRK has sent around 10,000 soldiers in total to train in eastern Russiawhich will likely increase Russian forces near Ukraine in the coming weeks,” Pentagon deputy press secretary Sabrina Singh told reporters in the United States.
“Some” of these troops “They have already approached Ukraine”he added. For his part, US President Joe Biden described the deployment as “very dangerous.”
The Russian military has advanced 478 km into Ukrainian territory since early October, its biggest territorial gain in a month since March 2022 and the first weeks of the war, according to an analysis based on data from the American Institute for the Study of War (ISW).
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Until October 27, Russian forces had gained more ground than in August and September (477 and 459 km²), months already marked by important movements on the front line, particularly in eastern Ukraine, around the city of Pokrovsk.
The United States said Monday that it had expressed concern to Chinese authorities about the deployment of North Korean soldiers in Russia, probably to help Moscow in its war against Ukraine.
“We have communicated with China on this matter to let them know that we are concerned and that they should be concerned about the destabilizing actions of two of their neighbors, Russia and North Korea,” State Department spokesman Matthew Miller told reporters.
(With information from AFP)
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