Putin preparing to rush 'at least 10,000' North Korean troops to Ukrainian border after 'striking deal' with Kim Jong Un

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By Mark Nicol

Published: 00:43 BST, 17 October 2024 | Updated: 00:53 BST, 17 October 2024

Ukraine is facing nan threat of a immense influx of North Korean troops who are being trained by Russia's army.

At slightest 10,000 soldiers from nan Pyongyang authorities are understood to beryllium taking portion successful manoeuvres earlier an expected deployment successful regions adjacent to nan Ukrainian border.

The Kremlin is said to person paid North Korea to nonstop unit to nan beforehand successful a woody struck connected president Vladimir Putin's authorities sojourn to Kim Jong Un.

North Korea, for illustration Iran, is besides reported to beryllium supplying weaponry and ammunition.

The suggestions emerged arsenic Volodymyr Zelensky unveiled his blueprint for liberating Ukraine, calling Russia and its friends arsenic a 'coalition of criminals'.

At slightest 10,000 soldiers from nan Pyongyang authorities are understood to beryllium taking portion successful manoeuvres earlier an expected deployment successful regions adjacent to nan Ukrainian border. This image, taken connected October 2, shows North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un (centre L) inspecting a training guidelines of nan Korean People's Army's typical operations forces

The Kremlin is said to person paid North Korea to nonstop unit to nan beforehand successful a woody struck connected president Vladimir Putin 's authorities sojourn to Kim Jong Un 

Observers opportunity Ukraine's president faces an uphill struggle to person Western friends to backmost his Victory Plan.

This includes requests, already declined successful caller weeks, specified arsenic contiguous introduction to Nato and support to occurrence long-range Western weapons into Russia.

Aspects, which whitethorn subordinate to battlefield strategies, were not disclosed for information reasons.

President Zelensky claimed it was a 'plan to fortify our authorities and our position, to beryllium beardown capable to extremity nan war, to make judge that Ukraine has each its muscles'.

But Ukraine guidance MP Oleksii Honcharenko described nan connection arsenic 'empty words, removed from reality'.

The incident was besides cited by South Korea ’s defence curate Kim Yong-hyun who said it was ‘highly likely’ to beryllium true. If so, it would beryllium nan first confirmation of Kim’s troops being stationed astatine aliases adjacent nan beforehand line. This image taken connected October 2, shows troops taking portion successful training astatine a guidelines of nan Korean People's Army's typical operations forces

The troops were promised to Vladimir Putin by nan country’s president Kim Jong-un during a authorities sojourn to Pyongyang. Pictured: Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un during a signing ceremonial of nan caller business successful Pyongyang, North Korea, connected June 19, 2024

North Korea, for illustration Iran , is besides reported to beryllium supplying weaponry and ammunition. This photograph taken connected September 11,  shows soldiers training astatine an undisclosed location successful North Korea

Observers opportunity Ukraine's president faces an uphill struggle to person Western friends to backmost his Victory Plan. Pictured: Volodymyr Zelensky pinch Prime Minister Keir Starmer this month

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