💥 Attack

Russian forces advanced in Kruglenkoye, conducted clearing operations in Russkoye Porechnoye, reached outskirts of Cherkasskoye Porechnoye, and made tactical gains in Cherkasskaya Konopelka in Kursk Oblast.

December 19, 2024 Plekhovo, Kursk Oblast

Verified Independently confirmed by 6 sources

Institute for the Study of War Ukrinform Kyiv Independent Kyiv Post UNIAN Censor.NET

Multiple high-reliability sources confirm the core facts of this event.

Entities

Russian Armed Forces (military_unit) Ukrainian Armed Forces (military_unit) 73rd Naval Special Operations Center (military_unit) North Korean military (organization) North Korean 11th Army Corps (military_unit) North Korean troops (military_unit) Ukrainian positions (location) Russia (organization) Ukraine's Special Operations Forces (military_unit) North Korean soldiers (person) Moscow (location) 414th Separate Regiment of Strike UAVs (military_unit) Robert 'Madyar' Brovdi (person) Ukrainian Special Operations Forces (military_unit) 24th Aidar Assault Battalion (military_unit) Stanislav Bunyatov (person) 73rd Marine Center (military_unit) MK-19 automatic grenade launcher (weapon_system) North Korean military personnel (military_unit) Ukrainian Defense Forces (organization) 11th Army Corps (military_unit) Ukrainian drone operators (military_unit) Russian military (military_unit) Vladyslav Seleznev (person) North Korean army (military_unit) Psel River (location) Ukrainian garrison in Plekhovo (military_unit) 61st Mechanized Brigade (military_unit) Armed Forces of Ukraine (military_unit) Russian 155th Marine Brigade (military_unit) HIMARS (weapon_system) ATACMS (weapon_system) Khyzhak Brigade (military_unit) FPV drones (weapon_system) Ukrainian troops (military_unit) DPRK soldiers (military_unit)

Source Reports

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Institute for the Study of War → Source tone: uncertain

Russian forces advanced in multiple settlements in Kursk Oblast

Ukrinform → Source tone: certain

The Special Operations Forces soldiers opened fire from an MK-19 automatic grenade launcher and deployed drones. As a result, the Special Forces eliminated 12 North Korean soldiers and wounded another 20.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: likely

in December, Russia also began using the soldiers in ground assaults

Kyiv Post → Source tone: likely

North Korean troops lacked combat experience and were vulnerable to Ukrainian strikes

UNIAN → Source tone: likely

Ukrainian drones with Christmas decorations hunted North Korean military personnel in Kursk Oblast.

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

Ukrainian defenders are still repelling 18 invaders' attacks in the Kursk region; 47 combat engagements recorded.

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:15:38.861Z

Source story: russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-december-19-2024