Russian media reported North Korean troops committed to combat for the first time near Plekhovo, claiming Ukrainian positions were overrun with 300 dead, though subsequent drone footage showed possible North Korean casualties and Ukrainian sources claimed heavy North Korean losses.

Russian media reported North Korean troops committed to combat for the first time near Plekhovo, claiming Ukrainian positions were overrun with 300 dead, though subsequent drone footage showed possible North Korean casualties and Ukrainian sources claimed heavy North Korean losses.

Commander Madyar shared drone video showing more than two dozen bodies of North Korean soldiers eliminated by FPV drones

Russian forces had involved North Korean troops in infantry assaults in Russia's Kursk region, with substantial numbers having suffered notable losses.

Russia deployed hundreds of North Korean soldiers for an assault on the morning of December 15 along the left flank of Ukrainian defense in Kursk Oblast. The soldiers were dressed in Russian army green uniforms, did not seek cover, and were quickly detected by a Ukrainian drone crossing the snowy field.

A Russian milblogger claimed on December 15 that Ukrainian forces conducted a mechanized counterattack near Novoivanovka.

Hundreds of North Korean troops are fighting alongside Russian troops in Kursk Oblast.