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On Dec. 19, SSO operators from the 73rd Marine Center repelled an assault in the Kursk Oblast.

Kursk Oblast
Likely Reported by 2 independent sources
Kyiv Post UNIAN

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73rd Marine Center (military_unit) Ukrainian Special Operations Forces (SSO) (military_unit) Russian shops (military_unit) Ukrainian special forces (military_unit) North Korean soldier (military_unit) Kursk Oblast (location) Ukrainian-made knife (weapon_system) Russian assault rifles (weapon_system) Kim Jong Un (person) Russian troops (military_unit) North Korean soldiers (military_unit)

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Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

On Dec. 19, SSO operators from the 73rd Marine Center repelled an assault in the Kursk Oblast.

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

The operators killed 12 and wounded 20 Russian soldiers during the repelled assault.

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

SSO operators used an MK-19 automatic grenade launcher and drone strikes during the operation.

UNIAN → Source tone: certain

Ukrainian special forces captured items and documents from North Korean soldiers killed in Kursk Oblast.

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Extracted: 2026-02-16T21:57:11.991Z

Source story: 45052