Zelensky don confirm say North Korean soldiers don dey clash with troops from Kyiv as Putin talk say e ready to gist with Trump

North Korean soldiers wey dem send go Russia Kursk region don fight with Kyiv forces for battlefield, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky talk on Thursday October 7, 2024, add say di clashes don cause pipo to die.

According to report, Zelensky talk say 11,000 North Korean soldiers dey for di region, wia Ukraine three-month military wahala for Russian territory don jam brake.

“Eleven thousand North Korean soldiers or soldiers of di North Korean army dey for di territory of di Russian Federation for di border with Ukraine for di north of our country for di Kursk region,”

Zelensky tell reporters for di European Political Community summit for Budapest, Hungary, on Thursday.

“Some of dis troops don already join fight against di Ukrainian military. Yes, losses don dey already, na true.”

E no talk which side suffer di losses.

Di New York Times report earlier dis week say plenty North Korean troops don die for small fight with Russian and Ukrainian forces, as senior US and Ukrainian officials talk.

Di announcement say dem go use dem for combat come as di United States and im allies dey think how to respond to di increasing military partnership between Moscow and Pyongyang.

Ukraine and im NATO allies dey also check how di reelection of US President-elect Donald Trump go affect di balance of di war and dem dey prepare for di possibility of big reduction for US support two-and-a-half years afta Moscow invade.

President Vladimir Putin don make him first public comments on di US election, e talk say e ready for dialogue wit di Republican president-elect and e note say Trump comments wey talk about ending Russia war for Ukraine “deserve attention at least.”

“We dey ready,” di Russian leader talk wen dem ask am if e go hold talks wit Trump, as e dey address discussion forum for di Black Sea resort city of Sochi.

Putin congratulate Trump for him election victory and e praise him “courageous” conduct afta dem try kill am for July.

Trump don talk say e go end di war “for 24 hours” and e suggest say Ukraine suppose don “give small” to Moscow.

Throughout him election campaign, Trump and him running mate JD Vance don cast strong doubt on di continued US commitment to Kyiv and dem don make comments wey suggest say di US fit pressure Ukraine to enter uneasy truce wit Russia.

Zelensky don dey push back plenty times wen dem suggest make e give Russia some concessions.

Trump neva talk how e go fit end the war quick, but former CNN Moscow Bureau Chief Jill Dougherty talk say e go “just freeze everything for ground.”

“Wetin that mean be say the Russians go dey hold the Ukrainian territory wey dem get, wey dem don win, and den dem go somehow come to territorial concessions,”

“Wey include say Ukraine fit likely give up Donbas and Crimea, according to Dougherty, wey be adjunct professor for Georgetown University’s Center for Eurasian, Russian and East European Studies.”

Russia dey increase attack for Ukraine.

Trump election for second term come at one shaky time for the war.

Ukraine dey face serious pressure for the front line, wia im army chief don warn say im forces dey face “one of the most powerful Russian offensives” since the war start.

Moscow dey unleash constant wave of long-range drone strikes for Ukrainian cities and dey fire decoy drones wey no get warheads to overwhelm Ukraine air defenses.

According to wetin one spokesperson for Ukraine air force talk.

Zelensky warn on Monday say since last fall, Moscow don increase im attacks wey use Iranian-made Shahed drones ten times, and for di capital, na only one night wey no get drone attack since September.

Di Ukrainian president talk from Budapest on Thursday say world leaders no dey listen well to im pleas make dem allow Kyiv use long-range weapons as dem dey face “new wave of escalation” wey involve “di army of anoda state for di war against Ukraine.”

To counter Ukraine surprise Kursk offensive na di first ground invasion of Russia by foreign power since.

World War II Putin don boost im military manpower with North Korean forces, as US, South Korea and Ukraine talk.

US officials don warn say around 10,000 North Korean soldiers dey for Kursk region and dem go expect to enter combat against Ukraine.

But Zelensky dey fear say North Korean troops go play bigger role if im allies no fit put more pressure on Putin.

“We believe say if we no use correct weapons and political pressure on di Russian Federation, di next step fit be more use of di North Korean contingent,” im talk.

One three-month military incursion into Russian territory don stall.

“Eleven thousand North Korean soldiers or soldiers of the North Korean army dey for Russian Federation

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