2024-10-29 08:41:00
► North Korean Foreign Minister in Russia
North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui arrived in Russia on Tuesday (October 29) for a two-day official visit, local news agencies announced, citing Russian diplomatic sources.
Arriving in Vladivostok, in the Russian Far East, it is expected in Moscow on Wednesday, according to Russian agencies. This visit comes at a time when the West denounces the sending of thousands of North Korean soldiers near the battlefield in Ukraine, considering it a dangerous escalation in the conflict.
► Russia says it has captured three more locations in the east
Russia has claimed three new locations in Donbass, eastern Ukraine, where its forces have accelerated their advance in recent days near the towns of Kurakhové and Selidové.
Russian soldiers seized Guirnyk, Katerynivka and Bogoyavlenka, the Russian Defense Ministry said in its daily report. President Vladimir Putin has made the conquest of the industrial region of Donbass his own “priority” and the Russian advance has been increasing for weeks.
► North Korean generals could travel to the Ukrainian front
North Korean generals may visit the Ukrainian front, a South Korean lawmaker said, citing South Korean intelligence, following reports of North Korean troop deployment in Russia.
“The National Intelligence Service (NIS) is considering the possibility of some high-ranking generals traveling to front-line areas”elected official Lee Seong-kweun said after a briefing with the NIS, according to a transcript.
► Russia-North Korea cooperation, a “significant threat to global security”
Military cooperation between Moscow and Pyongyang represents a “significant threat to global security”South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol estimated, after the Pentagon said the day before that North Korea had sent 10,000 troops to Russia.
“This illegal military cooperation between Russia and North Korea poses a significant threat to the security of the international community and could pose a serious risk to our national security”Yoon Suk Yeol said.
► At least three dead in a strike in Kharkiv
The airstrike in Kharkiv killed at least three people, the mayor of Ukraine’s second city said
“At 02:51 (00:51 GMT), Kharkiv was the target of an airstrike” which affected the Osnovianskyi district, “probably by means of an aerial bomb”indicated Igor Terekhov on the Telegram social network. After the first two deaths, “The body of a third person was found under the rubble”he wrote.
“Two houses were destroyed and about 20” Others have suffered damage of varying severity, the councilor specified, adding that rescuers are looking for possible victims.
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