Ukrainian partisan group CPOK identified North Korean military personnel in training areas in the so-called Donetsk People's Republic, with the most active location near the village of Sartana, about 14 km northeast of Mariupol.
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Three separate training grounds had been established in the region, with the most active being near the village of Sartana
The area was currently being used for intensive artillery live firing training, which refutes information about Russian forces suffering a shortage of artillery ammunition
North Korean military instructors appeared to be setting up the training grounds and probably feel confident and safe
Over the past day, the enemy advanced near Kalynivka, Chasovyi Yar, Hirnykove, Ugledar in Tsukurino and Zolota Nyva.
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