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‘They will just die uselessly’: Ukrainians ready for North Korean troops joining Russia’s war

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North Korea has pledged to support Moscow until it achieves a “great victory’ in Ukraine .

10,000 North Korean soldiers have arrived in Russia , a figure that Ukraine ’s military intelligence chief says includes 500 officers and three generals.

Ukrainian soldiers seem largely unconcerned, with one predicting: “They will just die uselessly”.

Since summer , Sumy has become a major military hub for Ukraine ’s Kursk operation.

Anvar Hisoriev , commander of the 225th separate assault brigade, said Ukraine was facing a deepening anti-western coalition.

It primarily featured Russia , North Korea and Iran , and more loosely China and India .