Ukraine currently does not have sufficient forces to retake Donbass and Crimea by military means, so it relies on diplomacy. This is what Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview with "Le Parisien", reported by Rbc Ukraine.
"These territories are now controlled by the Russians. We do not have the strength to take them back. We can only count on the diplomatic pressure of the international community to force Putin to sit down at the negotiating table," the Ukrainian leader said.
"Even after years of war when we thought the Russians couldn't be more cynical, we see something even worse. Russia not only sends North Korean troops to attack Ukrainian positions, but also tries to hide the losses by burning the faces of Korean soldiers - northerners killed in battle. This madness must end!" President Zelensky wrote on X, posting a video showing North Korean troops killed at the front.
Meanwhile, Russian forces are bombing with drones people trying to escape from the most dangerous areas of the Ukrainian region of Kherson, the head of the regional military administration, Roman Mrochko, writes on Telegram, as reported by Ukrinform.
"The Russian occupiers are trying to sneakily thwart evacuation efforts from dangerous areas in our community," says Mrochko. The officer explains that the Russians are placing so-called 'hedgehog' traps on the roads equipped with steel 'thorns' to puncture the wheels of fleeing vehicles. But the main danger is not tire damage from these traps, he adds, because when cars stop to change tires, they are bombarded by drones.
"In the last few days, two vehicles, one belonging to the Military Administration of the city of Kherson and the other driven by volunteers, hit traps, the so-called 'hedgehogs', which Russian terrorists spread on the streets during efforts to evacuate people from. the city of Antonivka", the message says.
North Korea's military has lost "several hundred" soldiers (dead and wounded) in Russia's Kursk region since it sent thousands of troops to the country in October, CNN reports, citing a senior US official.
According to Ukraine, at least 30 North Korean soldiers were killed or wounded in weekend fighting near the villages of Kursk, near the border with Ukraine. A Ukrainian unit reported that the North Koreans - who wore uniforms different from those of the Russians - launched infantry attacks using "the same tactics as 70 years ago".
Pyongyang's soldiers are inexperienced on the battlefield and will face unfamiliar terrain in a modern and brutal theater of war, the source commented, adding that the losses already suffered include "all ranks," including command leaders and control. (A2 Televizion)
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