🛡️ Defense

Ukrainian forces repelled a North Korean infantry infiltration attempt near Kruglenkoe, destroying several hundred soldiers with drones and heavy weapons.

January 8, 2025 Kruglenkoe, Kursk Oblast

Likely Reported by 2 independent sources

Kyiv Post UNIAN

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Entities

Ukrainian 17th Tank Brigade (military_unit) Ukrainian special operations units (military_unit) North Korean infantry (military_unit) grenade-dropping drones (weapon_system) mortars (weapon_system) Kruglenkoe (location) Russian forces (military_unit) Ukrainian positions (location) Pogrebniki (location) North Korean infantrymen (military_unit) Armed Forces of Ukraine (military_unit) Kursk Oblast (location)

Source Reports

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Kyiv Post → Source tone: likely

North Korean infantry attempted a night infiltration near Kruglenkoe.

Kyiv Post → Source tone: uncertain

Ukrainian forces destroyed one to three hundred North Korean troops.

UNIAN → Source tone: likely

Several days ago, Ukrainian forces demonstrated the ability to maintain dynamic defense and counterattacked, liberating part of the land from Russian presence

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Extracted: 2026-02-16T21:57:12.028Z

Source story: 45181