Russian forces conducted a military push in the Kursk region, probably without North Korean assistance.
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Russian forces conducted a military push in the Kursk region, probably without North Korean assistance.
The first DPRK soldiers have already come under fire in the Kursk region.
Speaking after the meeting, Zelensky was briefed on the 'destruction of Russian forces' near the Ukrainian border in Russia's Kursk Oblast.
Ukrainian forces have fired on North Korean troops deployed to Russia's western Kursk region, marking the first known combat engagement with foreign soldiers since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
First North Korean military personnel came under shelling in Kursk.
Up to 1,000 rounds are recorded daily in Kursk region with active shelling and bombing.
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Source story: day-990a-2024-11-10