Russia has stationed approximately 12,000 North Korean soldiers in the Kursk region to assist in ousting Ukrainian forces.
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Russia has stationed approximately 12,000 North Korean soldiers in the Kursk region to assist in ousting Ukrainian forces.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed that Ukrainian forces destroyed the equivalent of a battalion of North Korean soldiers and Russian marines in the Makhnovka area during operations on Jan. 3 and 4.
Ukrainian forces control approximately 482 sq km of Kursk Oblast, with an additional 157 sq km as a gray zone in the Sudzha district
A family member of a Drongo group operator, who served in the Arei Battalion, was killed during a combat mission in the Kursk region.
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