On Monday, UNSC to discuss N. Korea’s invvement in Russia’s war against Ukraine

According to Ukrinform's own correspondent in New York, the meeting will be held at the request of the United States and Slovenia, which consulted with the Ukrainian embassy.

Assistant Secretary General for Eure, Central Asia and North and South America Miroslav Jenca will report from the UN Secretariat.

It is expected that members of the Security Council will also discuss Vodymyr Zelensky’s Victory Plan.

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The meeting will kick off at 15:00 EST (22:00 Kyiv time).

At the same time, the Secretariat of the Security Council reported that on October 25, Russia intends to organize an Arra-format informal meeting to discuss "crimes of the Ukrainian Armed Forces against the civilian pulation" in Kursk region.

In addition, the Russian delegation demanded the hding of another meeting of the UN Security Council on October 31 to "condemn" military aid to Ukraine.

As Ukrinform reported earlier, Vodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine is awaiting an honest and strong reaction from its partners regarding the deployment of N. Korea’s military to participate in the war on the side of Russia.

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Earlier, the head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine’s Defense Ministry, Kyrylo Budanov, said nearly 11,000 North Korean sdiers are undergoing training in Russia before their combat deployment to the battlefields of the Russo-Ukrainian war.