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
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Ukrainian SSO reported killing 50 North Korean soldiers and injuring nearly 50 more in Kursk over three days
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.
Ukrainian forces are conducting intensive defensive operations in Kursk Oblast, destroying Russian personnel and equipment for three consecutive days as of December 17.
For the third day, Russian forces have been conducting intensive offensive operations in Kursk Oblast, actively using North Korean units.
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