The two countries had confirmed in April for the first time The deployment of North Korean soldiers to RusiA, claiming that They fought shoulder shoulder with Russian forces To repel a Ukrainian incursion into the border region of Kursk.
At that time, Russian President Vladimir Putin He thanked North Korea’s participation in the war And he promised not to forget his sacrifices.
This Wednesday, the Secretary of the Security Council of Russia, Sergey Shoigu, He gathered in Pyongyang with the North Korean president, who said that “will unconditionally support Russia’s foreign position and foreign policy With respect to all serious international political problems, including that of Ukraine “.
In that sense, he expressed his “hope and security that Russia will be victorious Without failure in the just cause to defend state sovereignty, territorial integrity and security interests ”
At the meeting, officials discussed ways to strengthen the strategic association between North Korea and Russia and They reached a consensus around Ukraine and other international issuesaccording to the ACCC without going into details.
Shoigu’s last visit to North Korea had been last March for a meeting with Kim. Since then, neither of the two countries has reported the number of North Korean soldiers in Russia, but United States intelligence officials, South Korea and Ukraine have previously said that North Korea He sent between 10,000 and 12,000 elements to Russia last fall.
Recently, the South Korean authorities indicated that North Korea He sent about 3000 additional soldiers to Russia earlier this year. In addition, Asians have been supplying the Russians A large amount of conventional weapons.
For its part, South Korea, the United States and its partners suspect that Russia has provided economic and military assistance to change North Korea. In addition, they expressed concern that he could Transfer sophisticated technologies to help North Koreans improve their nuclear weapons program.
Ukraine redoubled the bet and attacked a key bridge that connects Crimea with Russia
He Ukraine Safety Service (SBU) confirmed on Tuesday that carried out a special operation that managed to damage the foundations of the Kerch bridgekey infrastructure that connects the Crimean Peninsula with the Russian continental territory. According to the official statement, the action was executed by detonation of 1,100 kilograms of explosives placed under water.
This attack represents the third Ukrainian blow against the bridge from the beginning of the Russian invasion in 2022. The structure, built after the Russian annexation of Crimea in 2014, is considered a symbol of Russian control over the occupied Ukrainian territory, as well as a strategic route for the supply of troops and weapons.
The operation was personally supervised by the head of the SBU, Vasil Maliuk, who justified the action stating that “the Crimea bridge is an absolutely legitimate objective”, being used as a logistics artery by the Russian army. “Crimea is Ukraine and any expression of the occupation will receive a forceful response,” Maliuk added.
Source: Ambito
