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Ukraine's Special Operations Forces reported that drone operators killed 50 North Korean soldiers and injured nearly 50 more over three days in the Kursk region

Kursk Oblast
Likely Reported by 2 independent sources
Kyiv Post Ukrinform

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Ukrainian Special Operations Forces (SSO) (military_unit) North Korean soldier (military_unit) Ukrainian Special Operations Forces (military_unit) Russian forces (military_unit) Special Operations Forces (SSO) (military_unit) Ukraine's Special Operations Forces (SSO) (military_unit) North Korean soldiers (military_unit) 8th Regiment (military_unit) Russian army (military_unit) Ukrainian Defense Forces (military_unit) North Korean army (military_unit) North Korea (organization) Ukrainian Armed Forces (organization) Russian Federation (organization)

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Kyiv Post → Source tone: likely

Ukrainian SSO reported killing 50 North Korean soldiers and injuring nearly 50 more in Kursk over three days

Ukrinform → Source tone: certain

Soldiers from the 8th Regiment of the Ukrainian Special Operations Forces gave a warm welcome to North Korean troops in Russia's Kursk region. Over the last three days, SOF operators killed 50 enemy soldiers and wounded 47.

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Extracted: 2026-02-16T21:57:11.693Z

Source story: 43976