For the first time since the agreement with Kim Jong Un in 2024, Moscow confirmed that North Korean troops were fighting alongside the Russian forces in the Kursk region. In August 2024, the Ukrainian forces launched a surprising entering into the Kursk region and captured the section of the territory.
The best Russian general confirmed that North Korean troops are fighting alongside the Russian forces in Kursk and praise their “heroism and professionalism” to help push Ukrainian forces.
Valery Gerasimov, Chief of the Russian General Staff, appreciated North Korean officers and soldiers for their role in Kursk and said they showed “high professionalism, bravery, courage and heroism” while carried out “shoulder missions” with Russian soldiers, Reuters reported.
According to North Korea reports, she sent an estimated 14,000 soldiers to the fighting in Kursk. While Russia has never confirmed or deserted the North Korean presence in Kursk, Ukraine often claimed that the Kim Jong Un army supplied artillery shells, missile systems, thousands of soldiers and ballistic missiles to Russia.
Russia says the regenerated area of Kursk, Kyiv denies
Meanwhile, Valery Gerasimov also claimed that Russia had regenerated the Kursk region – the claim was rejected.
Vladimir Putin said: “The complete defeat of our enemy along the Kurns Border Region for other achievements for our troops and in other important areas of the front said: important areas.
Ukraine said: “The statement of representatives of the highest command of the aggressor country about the alleged end of hostility in the Kurian region of the Russian Federation is not true.”
“The defensive activity of the Ukrainian defensive forces continues in certain areas in Kursk. The operating situation is difficult, but our units continue to hold the designated positions and perform assigned tasks, causing effective damage to enemies with all types of weapons, including the use of active defense tactics,” Ukraine said.
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