Ukrainian SSO published footage of North Korean forces massing for an infantry assault, reporting that Ukrainian forces killed 21 and wounded 40 North Korean soldiers during an eight-hour combat engagement.
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Ukrainian forces killed 21 and wounded 40 North Korean soldiers in eight-hour engagement
Ukraine's Special Operations Forces engaged North Korean troops in Kursk Oblast with close combat
During a recent battle in the Kursk Oblast, Ukrainian Defense Forces destroyed 21 North Korean soldiers and wounded 40 who were attacking Ukrainian positions.
Ukrainian forces repelled three attacks by Russian invaders in the Kursk region, though about 200 attacks total were made including four from MLRS
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