Ukrainian forces recently advanced along the Snagost River north of Darino and likely maintain positions in Darino and Nikolaevo-Darino southeast of Korenevo.

Ukrainian forces advanced along Snagost River north of Darino and maintain positions in Darino and Nikolaevo-Darino

On October 23, 2024, they appeared in Kursk region of the Russian Federation as per reports

The first North Korean soldiers to participate alongside Russian forces in the war against Ukraine have been deployed to the front line in Kursk Oblast, Ukraine's military intelligence (HUR) reported on Oct. 24.

Ukraine said Thursday that North Korean troops have arrived in the 'combat zone' in Russia's Kursk border region, where Moscow has struggled to push back Ukrainian forces for months.

Ukraine said the number of deployed North Koreans in Russia was about '12,000' troops, without specifying how many of them were in the Kursk region.

All 9 marines moved in column formation under enemy artillery fire, with able-bodied soldiers leading and wounded following

Ukrainian forces are operating in the Kursk region, while the enemy continues to advance in Donbas, capturing Vuhledar and reaching the outskirts of Selydove, Myrnohrad, and Pokrovsk.