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Ukraine's Special Operations Forces stated that Ukrainian forces killed 13 North Korean soldiers in Kursk Oblast.

Sudzha, Kursk Oblast
Verified Independently confirmed by 4 sources
Institute for the Study of War Kyiv Post UNIAN Censor.NET

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Ukrainian Special Operations Forces (military_unit) North Korean soldiers (person) John Kirby (person) US National Security Council (organization) Russian forces (military_unit) Kursk Oblast (location) Volodymyr Zelenskyy (person) North Korean personnel (military_unit) Ukrainian Special Operations Forces (SSO) (military_unit) 8th Special Ops Regiment (military_unit) drones (weapon_system) Ukrainian Armed Forces (military_unit) Defense Forces of Ukraine (organization) Alexei Dmitrashkovskyi (person) Gyong Hong Jong (person) Special Operations Forces of Ukraine (military_unit) North Korea (organization) General Staff (organization)

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Institute for the Study of War → Source tone: certain

Ukrainian forces killed 13 North Korean soldiers in Kursk Oblast

Kyiv Post → Source tone: uncertain

Over 1,000 North Korean soldiers were lost in the Kursk region.

Kyiv Post → Source tone: uncertain

Russian forces suffered almost 40,000 casualties in Kursk Oblast.

UNIAN → Source tone: certain

North Korean soldiers are fighting against Ukraine on Russia's side in Kursk Oblast where the Ukrainian operation continues

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

DPRK special forces officer Gyong Hong Jong was killed by Ukrainian Special Operations Forces in the Kursk region.

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:15:39.028Z

Source story: russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-january-7-2025