“North Korea sent additional troops to the Kursk region of Russia. The scale of the contingent remains unknown. Source: Reuters with reference to South Korean Intelligence and Media: According to South Korean Media, North Korea sent additional military units to hostilities in the Kursk region of Russia.”, – WRITE: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: Reuters with reference to South Korea Intelligence and Media
Details: According to the South Korean Media, North Korea sent additional military units to hostilities in the Kursk region of Russia. In this region, Russian troops fight with the Ukrainian military who have transformed across the border in western Russia.
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The South Korean edition of Joongang, citing numerous sources, reports that from January to February 2025, the DPRK sent to Russia up to three thousand servicemen.
The transfer of troops was carried out by Russian freight vessels and military aircraft. Motorizhizh, engineering and intelligence units that had not previously participated in the battles in the Kursk region arrived there.
Prehistory:
- On February 7, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that the Russian troops again pulled North Korean soldiers to the Kursk region, there were new storms in this direction. According to him, hundreds of military Russian and DPRK were destroyed.
- On February 11, ISW wrote that Russia sends hundreds of its officers to North Korea, officially for rehabilitation, but their stay may be part of the North Korean soldiers’ military training program and exchange of combat experience.
- On February 19, a representative of GUR Vadim Skibitsky said that about a thousand DPRK soldiers were trained in new military equipment in Russia, which increases their combat efficiency. According to him, the North Korean military quickly master modern tactics and strategies, including working with drones.