Russia is assembling a “coalition of criminals,” blasted Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Russia is gathering huge numbers of North Koreans to fight in Ukraine, a senior Ukrainian military intelligence official told POLITICO.

“They are called the Buryat Battalion … there are some 3,000 North Koreans there,” the official said, when granted anonymity to candidly discuss the sensitive topic.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday said that Ukraine is now fighting against two states.

The Kyiv Independent reported, citing an anonymous Western official, that Pyongyang has so far actually sent 10,000 soldiers to Russia to boost its war effort in Ukraine.

  • lolrightythen@lemmy.world
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    14 days ago

    Right? NK is just selling bodies to be droned down at a later date. I can’t believe this has gone on so long while leading nations are hesitant to offer aid that can make more of an impact than an occasional stalemate.

    Then again, I don’t know a whole lot about what is all going down as my countries news outlets are bought and paid for to a large extent.