He stated this on Monday the supreme commander of the Ukrainian forces Oleksandr Syrskyi. He declared that Moscow had gathered tens of thousands of troops in the border region. TASR informs according to the report of the Reuters agency and the website of the CNN television.
“On orders from their military leadership, they are trying to push our troops out and advance deep into the territory we control,” wrote Syrskyj on the Telegram social network. Syrskyj thus confirmed Russian efforts for a massive counterattack, which were reported by the New York Times on Sunday. The American newspaper reported that it was about to be attacked involve up to 50,000 troops, including reinforcements from North Korea.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi declared on Thursday that there are 11,000 North Korean troops in the region. One of the Ukrainian commanders told CNN on Sunday that North Korean troops are participating in direct combat operations in the Kursk region, as well as in defensive operations in the neighboring Belgorod region and in Russian-occupied Ukrainian territories.
Ukrainian troops launched a surprise offensive into Russia’s Kursk region in August and until now they occupy several municipalities in it, including the city of Suža.
