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Ukrainian officials reported the destruction of up to a battalion of North Korean infantry soldiers and Russian airborne troops in the Kursk region in the past week.

January 6, 2025 Berdichi, Kursk Oblast

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Kyiv Post UNIAN

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North Korean infantry (military_unit) Russian airborne troops (military_unit) Ukrainian military sources (organization) Volodymyr Zelenskyy (person) Agil Rustamzade (person) Ukrainian forces (military_unit) Berdichev (location) Berdichi (location) Ukrainian General Staff (organization)

Source Reports

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Kyiv Post → Source tone: uncertain

Recent fighting inflicted heavy losses on Russian forces, with Zelensky claiming destruction of up to a battalion of North Korean infantry and Russian airborne troops in the past week

UNIAN → Source tone: likely

Russian losses in Kursk Oblast totaled over 38,000 personnel with about 15,000 killed

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Extracted: 2026-02-16T21:57:11.971Z

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