💥 Attack

North Korean troops, described as lacking combat experience, suffered heavy casualties from Ukrainian strikes on their command centers and infantry positions.

Kursk Oblast
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Kyiv Post Ukrinform

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Kyiv Post → Source tone: likely

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

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.

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Extracted: 2026-02-16T21:57:11.725Z

Source story: 44108