“Since the beginning of this day, 226 combat clashes took place at the front”, — write: www.radiosvoboda.org
“Since the beginning of this day, in the Pokrovsky direction, the Russians have tried 46 times to break through our defenses near the settlements of Lysivka, Dachenske, Novy Trud, Zelene, Novoolenivka, Pischane and Ukrainka. So far, eight clashes are ongoing. The enemy is suffering significant losses – more than 320 occupiers were neutralized in this direction today, 114 of them – irreversibly,” the message states.
According to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the Russian army attacked 29 times near the settlements of Sontsivka, Stari Terny, Kurakhove, and Yantarne in the Kurakhiv direction.
“In the Vremivsk direction, the invaders carried out 22 offensive actions near Kostiantynopolsky, Rozdolny, Novy Komar, Neskuchny, Uspenivka, Suhy Yaliv, Blagodatny, Makarivka, and Novodarivka. “Five clashes continue until now,” the military said.
Russian forces also carried out attacks in the Kupyan, Lyman, Siver, Kramatorsk, Toretsk, Orihiv, Dnieper directions, and our troops repelled three enemy attacks.
On December 16, the GUR reported that “on December 14 and 15, 2024, in the areas of the villages of Plekhovo, Vorozhba, and Martynovka of the Kursk region of the aggressor state of Russia, units of the North Korean army suffered significant losses: at least 30 soldiers were killed and wounded.” Also, according to the GUR, “at least three North Korean servicemen have gone missing in the area of the village of Kurilovka.”
On December 15, “Schemy” (Radio Liberty) received a photo from sources among the military in the Kursk direction. These pictures, which journalists cannot independently verify at the moment, show the results of several assaults. Several dozen bodies can be seen against the background of broken equipment.
“Schemes” sources among the military claim that among them are soldiers from North Korea who were active in joint units of the Russian army.
The editorial staff of RFE/RL is currently unable to verify this data from open sources. The Russian military command did not comment on this information.
At the end of October, Western publications reported that North Korea had sent military personnel to Russia to participate in hostilities against Ukraine. According to Ukraine and Western countries, more than 10,000 North Korean troops have arrived in the Kursk region.
Moscow and Pyongyang did not confirm the direct participation of the North Korean military in the fighting.