Ukraine has just renewed martial law for three more months, as has been customary since February 2022 and Russia’s large-scale invasion of the country. kyiv announced on Tuesday October 29 a new mobilization campaign to replenish the numbers of its army. A difficult undertaking in a country which has already mobilized more than a million people.
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The Security and Defense CouncilUkraine announced, Tuesday October 29 during a parliamentary session, an additional mobilization plan of 160,000 people, which should allow the army to reach a rate of 85% of personnel in its brigades, underlines our correspondent at kyiv, Emmanuelle Chaze. The new measure comes as kyiv tries to find new ways to attract people of fighting age into its army. More than a million people have already been mobilized since the start of the invasion of Russia.
Earlier this year, men of fighting age, as well as medical personnel, had to update their status in an application reserved for this purpose and which recorded the data of more than 4.5 million individuals. Those who wish to volunteer can also apply directly to the brigades of their choice and opt for a specialization corresponding to their experience and knowledge. But due to a lack of candidates, direct recruitment or via mobilization does not meet the immediate needs of the army.
A ” small number » of North Korean soldiers in the Russian Kursk region
Ukraine is facing accelerating Russian advances, while UNITED STATES confirmed on October 29 for the first time the presence of a “ small number » of North Korean soldiers in the Russian region of Kursk, bordering Ukraine.
There are “ indications that a small number are already in the Kursk region, with some two thousand more » about to arrive, Pentagon spokesperson General Pat Ryder said during a press briefing. “ We are concerned that they intend to use these forces in combat against the Ukrainians, or that at a minimum, they support combat operations against the Ukrainians in the Kursk region. », added the spokesperson. According to the Pentagon, a total of 10,000 North Korean troops are in Russia.
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There North Korea has long been accused of massively supplying weapons to Russia, but the involvement of its troops in the fighting would constitute yet another escalation in Europe’s worst conflict since World War II. This subject was at the heart of the telephone conversation on Tuesday between the Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky and his South Korean counterpart Yoon Suk-yeol. “ We came to the same conclusion : this war is internationalizing », Declared on Telegram President Zelensky, currently traveling in Iceland.
(and with AFP)
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