North Korean forces have likely officially engaged in combat against Ukrainian troops in Kursk Oblast.
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The first North Korean forces have likely officially engaged in combat against Ukrainian troops in Kursk Oblast.
Ukrainian forces had engaged in small-scale clashes with North Korean troops in Kursk region.
On the following day, Defense Minister Rustem Umerov confirmed that the first clashes between the Ukrainian Armed Forces and North Korean soldiers had already taken place in Kursk Oblast.
Destroyed: 54 tanks, 276 armored vehicles, 107 artillery pieces and mortars, 5 MLRS, 659 vehicles
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