{"id":2297,"date":"2025-02-08T00:04:37","date_gmt":"2025-02-08T00:04:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.euro-tv.ro\/news\/ukraine-war-latest-north-korean-soldiers-brought-in-again-to-fight-in-kursk-oblast-zelensky-says\/"},"modified":"2025-02-08T00:04:37","modified_gmt":"2025-02-08T00:04:37","slug":"ukraine-war-latest-north-korean-soldiers-brought-in-again-to-fight-in-kursk-oblast-zelensky-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.euro-tv.ro\/news\/ukraine-war-latest-north-korean-soldiers-brought-in-again-to-fight-in-kursk-oblast-zelensky-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine war latest: North Korean soldiers &#8216;brought in again&#8217; to fight in Kursk Oblast, Zelensky says"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.euro-tv.ro\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-2166312596.jpg\" alt=\"Ukraine war latest: North Korean soldiers 'brought in again' to fight in Kursk Oblast, Zelensky says\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>Key developments on Feb. 7:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>North Korean soldiers &#8220;brought in again&#8221; to fight in Kursk Oblast, Zelensky says<\/li>\n<li>Ukraine downs Russian guided bomb near Zaporizhzhia, Air Force says<\/li>\n<li>Kyiv denies reports of alleged failed Russian Oreshnik missile launch at Ukraine<\/li>\n<li>Trump ready to step up Russia sanctions to end war in Ukraine, special envoy says<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>North Korean soldiers were <a href=\"https:\/\/kyivindependent.com\/north-korean-soldiers-brought-in-again-in-kursk-oblast-battles-zelensky-said\/\">&#8220;brought in again&#8221; by Russia<\/a> to the embattled Kursk Oblast, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in his evening address on Feb. 7.<\/p>\n<p>Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi briefed Zelensky about new Russian attacks in Kursk Oblast, a day after Russian media claimed Ukraine had <a href=\"https:\/\/kyivindependent.com\/ukraine-launches-new-offensive-in-kursk-oblast-russia-claims-kyiv-hasnt-confirmed\/\">launched a new offensive<\/a> in the Russian region.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A significant number of occupiers have been eliminated, we are talking hundreds of Russian and North Korean servicemen,&#8221; the president <a href=\"https:\/\/www.president.gov.ua\/en\/news\/znachennya-droniv-maye-stati-takim-shob-use-bilshe-j-bilshe-95941\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Kyiv Independent could not verify these claims.<\/p>\n<p>The New York Times reported on Jan. 30 that <a href=\"https:\/\/kyivindependent.com\/tag\/north-korea\/\">North Korean<\/a> troops had been pulled from the front, and a Special Operations Forces spokesperson confirmed to the Kyiv Independent that Ukraine&#8217;s special forces had not faced <a href=\"https:\/\/kyivindependent.com\/north-korean-troops-not-seen-for-3-weeks-in-parts-of-kursk-oblast-ukraines-special-forces-say\/\">Pyongyang&#8217;s soldiers<\/a> for three weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Ukraine&#8217;s spy chief Kyrylo Budanov <a href=\"https:\/\/kyivindependent.com\/nearly-8-000-north-korean-soldiers-still-fighting-in-kursk-oblast-budanov-says\/\">denied these reports<\/a>. He said that the number of North Korean troops has decreased, and Ukraine is trying to establish why.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A total of 60,000 Russian troops in Kursk Oblast are 60,000 that have not replenished the already significant occupier&#8217;s forces in Pokrovsk and other sectors in our Donetsk Oblast,&#8221; Zelensky said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-embed-card\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GneLEijIUT8?start=2&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen title=\"A night with Ukraine\u2019s Vampire drone team near Kurakhove\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"ukraine-downs-russian-guided-bomb-near-zaporizhzhia-air-force-says\"><code>Ukraine downs Russian guided bomb near Zaporizhzhia, Air Force says<\/code><\/h2>\n<p>Ukrainian forces <a href=\"https:\/\/kyivindependent.com\/ukraine-downs-4\/\">shot down a Russian guided aerial bomb<\/a> near the front-line southern city of Zaporizhzhia on Feb. 7, Air Force spokesperson Yurii Ihnat told Interfax-Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyivindependent.com\/tag\/guided-bomb\/\">Guided aerial bomb<\/a>s (KABs), while having a shorter range than missiles, are cheaper to produce and are launched from aircraft within Russian territory or Russian-occupied territories, beyond the reach of Ukrainian air defense.<\/p>\n<p>They are nearly impossible to shoot down because they have heavy iron structures, and come in extremely fast from high altitudes, unlike cruise missiles or drones, <a href=\"https:\/\/kyivindependent.com\/what-are-glide-bombs-and-how-do-they-help-russia-gain-land-in-ukraine\/\">according to experts<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>According to Ihnat, it was not the first time Ukraine downed a guided bomb.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;To counter this threat, we need a comprehensive approach \u2014 both the use of ground-based air defense and aviation components to drive the carriers of these KABs as far as possible,&#8221; the spokesperson <a href=\"https:\/\/interfax.com.ua\/news\/general\/1046324.html\">said<\/a>, without specifying how the target was shot down.<\/p>\n<p>His remarks came after Telegram channels reported that Ukrainian soldiers had down the guided aerial bomb on the morning of Feb. 7, allegedly using experimental weaponry.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-bookmark-card\"><a class=\"kg-bookmark-container\" href=\"https:\/\/kyivindependent.com\/mks-prodovzhit-rozsliduvati-rosiiski-zlochini-v-ukrayini-pislia-sanktsii-trampa-kiyiv-kazhie\/\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"kg-bookmark-content\">\n<div class=\"kg-bookmark-title\">Trump\u2019s ICC sanctions won\u2019t hinder Russian war crimes investigation, Kyiv says<\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-bookmark-description\">\u201cI think that the U.S. decisions are not related to the Ukrainian context, and we hope that they will not affect the court\u2019s ability to achieve justice and justice for the victims of Russian aggression,\u201d said Heorhii Tykhyi, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson.<\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-bookmark-metadata\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"kg-bookmark-icon\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.kyivindependent.com\/content\/images\/size\/w256h256\/format\/png\/2023\/03\/K-new.svg\" alt=\"Ukraine war latest: North Korean soldiers 'brought in again' to fight in Kursk Oblast, Zelensky says\"><span class=\"kg-bookmark-author\">The Kyiv Independent<\/span><span class=\"kg-bookmark-publisher\">Kateryna Denisova<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-bookmark-thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.euro-tv.ro\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-2166117330-1.jpg\" alt=\"Ukraine war latest: North Korean soldiers 'brought in again' to fight in Kursk Oblast, Zelensky says\"><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"kyiv-denies-reports-of-alleged-failed-russian-oreshnik-missile-launch-at-ukraine\"><code>Kyiv denies reports of alleged failed Russian Oreshnik missile launch at Ukraine<\/code><\/h2>\n<p>Ukraine&#8217;s Center for Strategic Communication and Information Security on Feb. 7 <a href=\"https:\/\/kyivindependent.com\/kyiv-denies-reports-of-an-allegedly-failed-russian-oreshnik-missile-launch-at-kyiv\/\">refuted<\/a> media reports of Russia&#8217;s alleged failed launch of its new intermediate-range ballistic missile, the Oreshnik, at Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>The statement came after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/davidaxe\/2025\/02\/06\/russia-may-have-launched-a-second-oreshnik-ballistic-missile-at-ukraine-but-this-one-reportedly-exploded-on-russian-soil\/\">Forbes<\/a>, citing Ukrainian soldier and blogger Kyrylo Sazonov, wrote that Russia launched another <a href=\"https:\/\/kyivindependent.com\/tag\/oreshnik\/\">Oreshnik missile<\/a> on Feb. 6 &#8220;apparently targeting Kyiv.&#8221; Sazonov claimed that the missile &#8220;didn&#8217;t fly far&#8221; and exploded in Russia.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The article in the U.S. media is based only on Sazonov&#8217;s assumptions, not on actual data,&#8221; the statement, published by the center that operates under Ukraine&#8217;s Culture and Information Ministry, <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/spravdi\/44898\">read<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Neither Ukraine nor Russia has officially reported the launch of Oreshnik.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-bookmark-card\"><a class=\"kg-bookmark-container\" href=\"https:\/\/kyivindependent.com\/ukraine-expecting-important-decisions-at-ramstein-meeting-foreign-ministry-says\/\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"kg-bookmark-content\">\n<div class=\"kg-bookmark-title\">Ukraine expecting important decisions at Ramstein meeting, Foreign Ministry says<\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-bookmark-description\">Ukraine is actively preparing and expects important decisions to be made at the upcoming Ramstein meeting, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Heorhii Tykhyi said during a press conference on Feb. 7.<\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-bookmark-metadata\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"kg-bookmark-icon\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.kyivindependent.com\/content\/images\/size\/w256h256\/format\/png\/2023\/03\/K-new.svg\" alt=\"Ukraine war latest: North Korean soldiers 'brought in again' to fight in Kursk Oblast, Zelensky says\"><span class=\"kg-bookmark-author\">The Kyiv Independent<\/span><span class=\"kg-bookmark-publisher\">Sonya Bandouil<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-bookmark-thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.euro-tv.ro\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1252040987.jpg\" alt=\"Ukraine war latest: North Korean soldiers 'brought in again' to fight in Kursk Oblast, Zelensky says\"><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"trump-ready-to-step-up-russia-sanctions-to-end-war-in-ukraine-special-envoy-says\"><code>Trump ready to step up Russia sanctions to end war in Ukraine, special envoy says<\/code><\/h2>\n<p>U.S. President Donald Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/kyivindependent.com\/trump-ready-to-double-russia-sanctions-to-end-war-in-ukraine-kellogg-says\/\">is prepared to double down<\/a> on the sanctions against Russia to pressure the Kremlin into ending its war against Ukraine, Keith Kellogg, the U.S. special envoy for Ukraine and Russia, told The New York Post in an interview published on Feb. 6.<\/p>\n<p>According to Kellogg, current U.S. sanctions on <a href=\"https:\/\/kyivindependent.com\/tag\/russia\/\">Russia<\/a>, particularly those targeting its energy sector, amount to a &#8220;3 on a 10-point scale&#8221; regarding economic pressure. He <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/02\/06\/world-news\/trump-ready-to-double-down-on-russian-sanctions-us-ukraine-envoy-keith-kellogg\/\">argued<\/a> there is significant room to strengthen them further.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You could really increase the sanctions \u2014 especially the latest sanctions (targeting oil production and exports),&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/kyivindependent.com\/tag\/keith-kellogg\/\">Kellogg<\/a> said. &#8220;It&#8217;s opened the aperture way high to do something.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He added that <a href=\"https:\/\/kyivindependent.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Trump<\/a> has already gathered his national security team, including Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/kyivindependent.com\/tag\/jd-vance\/\">J.D. Vance<\/a> and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, to discuss a coordinated strategy to end the war.<\/p>\n<p>Kellogg criticized former President <a href=\"https:\/\/kyivindependent.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\">Joe Biden&#8217;s<\/a> approach of supporting Ukraine &#8220;as long as it takes,&#8221; calling it &#8220;a bumper sticker, not a strategy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Kellogg emphasized that Trump&#8217;s administration is focused on a &#8220;holistic approach&#8221; to ending the war, combining support for <a href=\"https:\/\/kyivindependent.com\/tag\/ukraine\/\">Ukraine<\/a> with increased pressure on Russia.<\/p>\n<p>Trump&#8217;s special envoy is expected to <a href=\"https:\/\/en.interfax.com.ua\/news\/general\/1046250.html\">visit Ukraine<\/a> later this month for talks with Ukrainian officials, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky&#8217;s Chief of Staff <a href=\"https:\/\/kyivindependent.com\/tag\/andriy-yermak\/\">Andriy Yermak<\/a> said on Feb. 7.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-bookmark-card\"><a class=\"kg-bookmark-container\" href=\"https:\/\/kyivindependent.com\/zelensky-trump-may-meet-in-washington-next-week\/\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"kg-bookmark-content\">\n<div class=\"kg-bookmark-title\">Zelensky, Trump may meet in Washington next week<\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-bookmark-description\">\u201cI will probably be meeting with President (Volodymyr) Zelensky next week, and I will probably be talking to President (Vladimir) Putin. I\u2019d like to see the war end,\u201d U.S. President Donald Trump said.<\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-bookmark-metadata\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"kg-bookmark-icon\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.kyivindependent.com\/content\/images\/size\/w256h256\/format\/png\/2023\/03\/K-new.svg\" alt=\"Ukraine war latest: North Korean soldiers 'brought in again' to fight in Kursk Oblast, Zelensky says\"><span class=\"kg-bookmark-author\">The Kyiv Independent<\/span><span class=\"kg-bookmark-publisher\">Kateryna Denisova<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-bookmark-thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.euro-tv.ro\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-2173926361-1.jpg\" alt=\"Ukraine war latest: North Korean soldiers 'brought in again' to fight in Kursk Oblast, Zelensky says\"><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"note-from-the-author\">Note from the author:<\/h2>\n<p><em>Ukraine War Latest is put together by the Kyiv Independent news desk team, who keep you informed 24 hours a day, seven days a week. 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