⚔️ Counterattack

Russia launched a major offensive in Kursk region to retake territory held by Ukraine, with elite 810th Marine Infantry Brigade leading an armored assault

Pogrebki, Kursk Oblast
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Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

Russia's elite 810th Marine Infantry Brigade launched an armored assault near the villages of Novaya Sorochina and Pogrebki at the northern apex of the Ukrainian enclave in Russia on Thursday (Nov 7)

Ukrinform → Source tone: certain

The positions of the Russian units, in which the North Korean troops are present, regularly come under artillery fire. Our UAVs engage them, too.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

11,000 North Korean soldiers are present on Russian territory near the Ukrainian border, specifically in Kursk Oblast. Some of these troops have already taken part in combat operations against Ukrainian forces, and there are already casualties.

UNIAN → Source tone: likely

Russian 810th Naval Infantry Brigade sent personnel to certain death in a failed assault on Pohrebky village

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Extracted: 2026-02-17T23:24:14.167Z

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