Zelenskyy announces: There are 50,000 Russian soldiers in the Kursk region

After receiving a briefing from the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, General Oleksandr Syrskyi, Zelenskyy said in a post on social media, "Our soldiers are holding back 50,000 troops of the occupying army who, due to the Kursk operation, cannot be deployed to other Russian offensive directions on our territory."

'WE HAVE STOPPED RUSSIA'S BEST ASSAULT UNITS'

General Syrskyi, in his statement, said that if Ukraine did not have forces inside Kursk, "tens of thousands of enemies from the best Russian assault units" would have attacked Ukrainian positions in the Donetsk region, which is a critical battlefield.

The Ukrainian army launched an offensive into Russia's Kursk region in August, catching both Moscow and its allies by surprise. Stating that the operation was necessary, the Ukrainian administration said that Russia was planning to launch a new attack on Ukraine from the region. 

NORTH KOREAN TROOPS IN KURSK

According to a report by The New York Times, Moscow has amassed troops in Kursk without needing to withdraw its soldiers from Ukraine. The same report also stated that North Korean troops have been deployed to Kursk as part of a counter-offensive that Russia is expected to launch soon.

Both Ukrainian and U.S. officials have said that more than 10,000 North Korean soldiers have been sent to Russia. Moscow neither confirms nor denies that troops from North Korea, a close ally since the Soviet era, are in Kursk.

News Source: 12punto