First North Korean military units trained at Russian eastern training grounds have arrived in the Russian-Ukrainian war zone, with presence recorded in Kursk region.
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Recently, reports have surfaced about the arrival of the first North Korean military units trained at Russian eastern training grounds in the Russian-Ukrainian war zone. The presence of North Korean reinforcements has been recorded in Kursk region.
A portion of those soldiers have already moved closer to Ukraine, and we are increasingly concerned that Russia intends to use these soldiers in combat or to support combat operations against Ukrainian forces in Russia's Kursk Oblast near the border with Ukraine
Forbes считает, что первые военные Северной Кореи, вероятно, уже достигли линии фронта в Курской области
Approximately several thousand North Korean soldiers have already deployed to the Kursk region.
A smaller number of North Korean soldiers are already in the Kursk region.
Russia sent about 3,000 North Korean troops from the Far East to the Kursk region.
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