Zelensky says North Korean strikes in Ukraine let them "correct their shortcomings and blind spots"
“The more North Korean strikes there are here in Ukraine, in Europe, the more their missiles and soldiers are used, the more they correct their shortcomings and blind spots”
Reported August 11, 2026 by en.apa.az. Checked word for word against that report.
Ukraine’s president said Moscow is relying on North Korean weaponry after an overnight bombardment of Zaporizhzhia that he said included North Korean ballistic missiles and killed at least six people. In a Monday evening video address, Volodymyr Zelensky argued that Russia could not sustain its war effort without North Korean reinforcements, and that the growing North Korean role in fighting in Europe threatens the wider world. The comments came as both sides continued cross-border attacks: Ukrainian strikes hit Wildberries warehouses in Voronezh, and a Ukrainian drone operation in Tatarstan had killed 13 people a day earlier. Zelensky also called a Ukrainian strike on a Siberian petrochemical plant a major success and vowed more long-range attacks to convince Russia that peace is needed.
- en.apa.az ↗︎11 AUG 2026