President Volodymyr Zelensky wants the West to support them in a “pre-emptive” strike against North Korean soldiers who are based inside Russia.
President Zelensky is seeking Western support to use NATO missiles to attack North Korean soldiers before this attack his forces.
The Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin said last week that the North Korean soldiers are “legitimate military targets,” and as a result President Zelensky is once again asking to use the long-range missiles and these attacks must be permitted inside Russia.
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Zelensky said, “Everyone is just waiting for the North Korean military to start attacking Ukrainians.
“We see every site where Russia is accumulating these soldiers from North Korea on its territory.
“We could strike pre-emptively if we had this opportunity.”
“Russia intends to use these troops against Ukraine,” Austin said. “That would make them legitimate military targets.”
On Saturday Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi warned Ukraine is facing their “most powerful” against Russian and North Korean forces since the start of all-out war.
Ukrainian Armed Forces (AFU) are currently holding back a major Russian offensive, he told Czech military officials.
The Defence Intelligence of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine (DIU) revealed on Saturday that North Korean troops have been deployed to areas close to Ukraine.
Between 7,000 and 8,000 DPRK soldiers are close to Ukraine’s border and the so called “recruits” have been armed by Russia.
RBC-Ukraine reported that intelligence sources said, “Moscow has armed North Koreans with, among other things, 60 mm mortars, AK-12 assault rifles, RPK/PKM machine guns, SVD/SVCh sniper rifles, Phoenix anti-tank guided missiles, and RPG-7s.”
