💥 Attack

Geolocated footage published on December 14 shows roughly 40 infantry personnel conducting an assault east of Kremyanoye (east of Korenevo), with some sources claiming the footage shows North Korean troops.

Kremyanoye, Kursk Oblast
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Institute for the Study of War Ukrinform Kyiv Independent Kyiv Post UNIAN Censor.NET

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Footage shows North Korean troops conducting assault east of Kremyanoye

Ukrinform → Source tone: likely

Preliminary data confirms Russians have begun using North Korean soldiers in their assaults in the Kursk region

Ukrinform → Source tone: likely

North Korean soldiers are included in combined units and used in operations in the Kursk region

Ukrinform → Source tone: likely

There are already noticeable losses among North Korean soldiers

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: uncertain

At least thirty North Korean soldiers were killed or wounded during assault operations on Dec. 14-15 near the villages of Pliekhovo, Vorozhba, and Martynovka

Kyiv Post → Source tone: likely

On Dec. 14, its air defenses intercepted 37 drones across the Kursk, Bryansk, Orel, and Krasnodar regions

UNIAN → Source tone: certain

Russia is dressing North Koreans in Russian military uniforms and using them in assaults on Kursk region, with the Kremlin 'betting on quantity'. The task of Koreans is to run under attacks and occupy certain positions.

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

Mykolaiv Marines together with friendly units destroyed 6 armoured personnel carriers, 2 vehicles and eliminated 8 occupants in Kursk region.

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Source story: russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-december-14-2024