MOSCOW, August 18 The attack by the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the Kursk region is an act of aggression and terrorism, behind which the United States stands, the official representative of the DPRK Foreign Ministry said.
«(Ukraine committed) an armed attack on Russian territory with the coordination and support of the United States and the West… this is an unforgivable act of aggression… (This) act of terrorism (is) (backed by) the United States and its satellites,» the Yonhap news agency quotes the text of the statement published by KCNA.
The DPRK Foreign Ministry noted that various equipment produced in the United States and Western countries was found there, and responsibility for the current situation, which «can plunge the entire territory into chaos» Europe into a full-scale war» will lie entirely with Washington and its satellites.
Earlier today, KCNA also reported on a telegram sent by United Russia Chairman Dmitry Medvedev to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on the occasion of the 79th anniversary of Korea's liberation. In it, Medvedev noted that strengthening close cooperation between Russia and the DPRK fully meets the interests of the peoples of the two countries, and expressed confidence that United Russia's interaction with the Workers' Party of Korea could make a serious contribution to this. In a reply telegram to the WPK Central Committee, they recalled the traditions of friendship that originated in the anti-Japanese armed struggle, and declared their readiness to further deepen and develop inter-party cooperation «in the common struggle to strengthen the comprehensive strategic partnership between the DPRK and the Russian Federation, to form a just world order.»
At 5.30 a.m. on August 6, units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces went on the offensive with the aim of capturing territory in the Kursk region, their advance was stopped, said Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov. He emphasized that the operation in the Kursk region will be completed by defeating the enemy and reaching the state border. As the Russian Defense Ministry reported on August 16, during the fighting in the Kursk direction, the Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 2,860 soldiers and 41 tanks.
Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that the Kiev regime had carried out a provocation and was conducting indiscriminate shooting, including at civilian targets. Putin stated that the enemy will receive a worthy response, all goals facing Russia will be achieved.
In the Kursk, as well as the Belgorod and Bryansk regions, a counter-terrorist operation regime is in effect to ensure the safety of citizens.