North Korea intends to send an entire contingent to the war in Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky stated at a press conference in Brussels on October 17, as reported by Interfax-Ukraine.
"We know that North Korea is now preparing a contingent to fight against Ukraine", - Zelensky said.
According to him, Ukrainian intelligence indicates that North Korean officers are already on Ukrainian territory, training alongside russian soldiers.
"I don't know the exact number of officers, but according to intelligence, russia is counting on such reinforcement because it is struggling to keep up with mobilization and is losing too much on the battlefield... I am aware of plans to prepare 10,000 soldiers from various branches of the military, including foreign ground forces – essentially an entire brigade", - Zelensky noted. He added that the plan is to involve "not only infantry but also specialists from different branches of the military and tactical units".