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Fighting continued in Kursk Oblast near Tetkino and Novyi Put, with Russian VDV drone crews operating in pairs.

Tetkino, Kursk Oblast
Likely Reported by 2 independent sources
Institute for the Study of War Kyiv Independent

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Russian 106th Airborne (VDV) Division (military_unit) Smuglyanka Detachment (military_unit) North Korea (organization) Kim Jong-un (person)

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Institute for the Study of War → Source tone: uncertain

Russian milbloggers claimed that fighting continues near Tetkino and Novyi Put in Kursk Oblast.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

North Korea, in turn, recently confirmed for the first time that it had sent troops to fight alongside Russian forces in Kursk Oblast under the orders of leader Kim Jong-un

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Extracted: 2026-02-24T00:13:43.682Z

Source story: russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-may-13-2025