Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi has warned Ukraine is facing their “most powerful” against Russian and North Korean forces since the start of all-out war.
Syrskyi has warned the situation on the battlefield remains difficult and through out 2024 they have been faced with challenging situations, mainly in the Donetsk Oblast region.
He said, “Active hostilities that continue in certain areas require constant renewal of the resources of Ukrainian units.”
Ukrainian Armed Forces (AFU) are currently holding back a major Russian offensive, he told Czech military officials.
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He held a meeting with a delegation from the Czech Armed Forces, led by Chief of the General Staff Lieutenant General Karel Řehka, Syrskyi said, “Currently, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are holding back one of the most powerful Russian offensives since the full-scale invasion began.”
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.”
The DPRK are known as the “special Buryats” have also been issued with night vision equipment and thermal imagers which will help them to identify their targets.
The DIU said, “The North Korean forces were transported by at least 28 military transport aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces.”
