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- Kremlin: 鈥楾he Korean friends acted, guided by the sentiments of solidarity, justice and real camaraderie鈥�
- North Korea on Monday confirmed for the first time it had deployed troops to Russia
MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin on Monday thanked North Korean leader Kim Jong Un for the 鈥渇eat鈥� of Pyongyang鈥檚 troops in helping wrest back the area held by Ukraine in Russia鈥檚 Kursk region.
鈥淭he Korean friends acted, guided by the sentiments of solidarity, justice and real camaraderie,鈥� the Kremlin cited Putin as saying.
鈥淲e appreciate it a lot and are deeply grateful to comrade Kim Jong Un personally... and the North Korean people.鈥�
Russian Chief of Staff Valery Gerasimov on Saturday hailed the 鈥渉eroism鈥� of the North Korean soldiers, who he said 鈥減rovided significant assistance in defeating the group of Ukrainian armed forces.鈥�
North Korea on Monday confirmed for the first time it had deployed troops to Russia, with state news agency KCNA reporting that Pyongyang鈥檚 soldiers helped Moscow reclaim territory in Kursk.
South Korean and Western intelligence agencies had long reported that Pyongyang sent more than 10,000 soldiers to help in Kursk last year.