Colonel general Oleksandr Syrskyi, Commander of the Ukrainian Ground Forces, attends an interview with Reuters, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kharkiv region, Ukraine January 12, 2024. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko/FIle Photo
(Reuters) - Ukraine's top military commander, Oleksandr Syrskyi, said on Saturday that there were reports North Korean troops were preparing for combat alongside Russian forces.
"We have numerous reports of North Korean soldiers preparing to participate in combat operations alongside Russian Forces," Syrskyi wrote on Facebook of his conversation with Christopher Cavoli, a senior U.S. general who heads the U.S. European Command.
Syrskyi said the situation in front line sectors of the more than 2-1/2-year-old war with Russia remained "difficult and show signs of escalation".
(Reporting by Ron Popeski and Oleksandr Kozhukhar; Editing by Cynthia Osterman)
