According to Ukraine's defense intelligence (HUR), the first North Korean military units trained at Russia's eastern training grounds have arrived in combat zones, with troops spotted in Russia's Kursk region on October 23.
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The first military units from North Korea, trained at Russia's eastern training grounds, have already arrived in the combat zone. On October 23, they were spotted in Russia's Kursk region.
The first soldiers to participate alongside Russian forces in the war against Ukraine have been reportedly sent to Kursk Oblast
The first units of the DPRK military have already arrived in the combat zone of the Russian-Ukrainian war, recorded in the Kursk region on Wednesday.
North Korean soldiers were sent to the Kursk direction according to Ukrainian military intelligence chief Kyrylo Budanov
Ukrainian defenders captured occupants from the 155th Marine Brigade of the Russian Pacific Fleet in the Kursk region.
A video of the conversation with the Russians was published on the Butusov Plus telegram channel.
Former prisoners from high-security colonies were among those taken prisoner.
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