Image of North Korean troops reportedly deployed to Russia, released by the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ Strategic Communications and Information Security Center (SPRAVDI). Photo captured from SPRAVDI’s Facebook
, ‘Local media reported that the Ukrainian military engaged in combat with North Korean troops deployed to Russia at the Kursk front.’,
, ‘According to RBC Ukraine on the 24th (local time), Ukrainian Army Chief of Staff Anatoliy Barilevich stated that over 11,000 North Korean troops have been deployed to Kursk, with some participating in combat against Ukrainian forces.’,
, ‘Chief of Staff Barilevich explained that most of these North Korean troops belong to regular units and are disguised as indigenous people from Russia’s Far East, carrying identification cards. He added that the North Korean troops were trained to conduct operations in the European region.’,
, ‘The National Intelligence Service also announced on the 20th that North Korean soldiers have been attached to local airborne brigades and the Marine Corps, with some participating in combat. They disclosed that there is specific intelligence indicating casualties among North Korean troops dispatched to the Ukraine war, and this is being closely investigated.’,
, ‘In this context, the U.S. military media Global Defense Corporation reported that 500 North Korean troops were killed when Ukraine attacked the Russian Kursk region with Storm Shadow cruise missiles on the 20th, although they did not provide sources or evidence for this information.’,
, ‘Meanwhile, Dmytro Kuleba, former Ukrainian Foreign Minister, predicted that the war would not end quickly even if U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, who wishes for swift ceasefire negotiations, took office. He reasoned that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky would not succumb to pressure and step down.’,
, ‘Former Minister Kuleba stated, “Ukraine will not accept a hasty solution,” adding that “the key to ending the war and achieving peace lies with Moscow, not Ukraine.”‘,
,
,