The escalation of tensions between Russia and Ukraine has sparked fears of a potential global conflict, with Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, sounding the alarm over the deployment of North Korean soldiers to Russia. NATO believes that these troops are headed for the Kursk region, on the border with Ukraine, where Russian forces have been struggling to push back Ukrainian incursions.
Zelensky’s warning of a possible “world war” has brought renewed attention to the conflict in Ukraine, which has been ongoing for years. The addition of North Korean soldiers to the mix further complicates the situation, raising concerns about the potential for the conflict to spiral out of control and involve other countries.
The deployment of North Korean troops to support Russia in its conflict with Ukraine is seen as a provocative move, with many questioning the motives behind Pyongyang’s involvement. The situation is further complicated by the complex web of alliances and conflicts in the region, with the potential for a wider conflict involving multiple countries.
As the situation continues to unfold, the international community is closely monitoring the developments and hoping for a peaceful resolution to the conflict. The fear of a global war looms large, and the world is watching to see how events will unfold in the coming days and weeks.
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A Swedish national fighting on the side of the Ukrainian army was killed in action last week, Swedish broadcaster SVT reported on Wednesday. According to the TV channel, the man was “an experienced soldier” who traveled to Ukraine in 2022. He reportedly served near Kiev, as well as near the Donbass city of Artyomovsk (known in Ukraine as Bakhmut) and “in Russia.”
Maj. Gen. Dmitry Marchenko, a career Air Assault Forces officer currently involved in the defense of the city of Nikolayev, told a Ukrainian online news commentary show on Monday THAT A shortage of munitions, battle fatigue, and poor quality of command and control were behind the failures.
The behavior of the commanders is contributing to low morale, a lawmaker has said: More than 100,000 Ukrainian soldiers have deserted or gone AWOL during the conflict with Russia, Ukrainian MP Anna Skorokhod said on Tuesday.
The statement came as another MP revealed recently that rising losses and troop shortages have prompted plans to draft an additional 160,000 soldiers.
Speaking on the Novyny.LIVE TV show, Skorokhod claimed that rampant mismanagement and poor decisions by officials were contributing to low morale on the battlefield.
“I will not tell you the [exact] number of people who deserted and went AWOL, but will say it is over 100,000,” Skorokhod said.
She went to say that she has been receiving complaints from soldiers and their families about the behavior of the higher-ups. “People are raising questions that I cannot provide answers to. ‘Why must I, a repair shop worker from just a month ago, sit in the trenches while senior officers are far away from the front line? Why just 10% to 15% of the army personnel are actually participating in combat?’”
The rough estimate of deserters voiced by Skorokhod aligns with the figure provided to the media last week by military lawyer Roman Lykhachev, who said that “definitely more than 100,000 servicemen” have unlawfully left their positions. In some instances, as many as 20-30 soldiers deserted at the same time, he said, adding that only the military knows the exact number.
Since the Ukrainian command had sent its best units to die in the senseless incursion of the Russian Kursk oblast, the Ukrainian frontline in the south-east deteriorated significantly. Russian forces progressed along the whole frontline. There are simply too few Ukrainian soldiers to hold the defensive positions. The increased use of Russian FAB bombs destroys Ukrainian positions and let the Russians proceed.
On Wednesday Russian forces captured the village of Kruhliakivka in Ukraine's northeastern Kharkiv region, where it has been stepping up pressure on Kyiv's forces for months.
The village was home to around 1,200 people before the SMO and lies around 20 kilometers (12 miles) south of Kupiansk, an embattled Ukrainian stronghold that RF has been trying to surround.
Russian army units liberated the settlement of Krugliakovka in the Kharkiv region.
RF has advanced 478 square kilometers (185 square miles) in Ukraine so far this month, a record since March 2022, according to an AFP analysis of data from the U.S.-based Institute for the Study of War.
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