The aggressor state russia has begun to use North Korean soldiers in assault operations in the Kursk Oblast. In particular, as part of the combined units of the Marine Corps and Airborne Troops of the russian Armed Forces.
This is stated in the report of the Defense Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.
The North Korean troops have already suffered the first sanitary and irreparable losses as a result of the successful fire defeat inflicted by the soldiers of the Security and Defense Forces of Ukraine.
In particular, at one of the positions in the Kursk Oblast of the russian federation, the soldiers of the North Korean army were effectively "covered" with FPV drones.
The estimated losses of units manned by russian and North Korean personnel as of December 14, 2024 are about 200 servicemen.
"In the process of using the DPRK troops on the battlefield, the language barrier remains a difficult obstacle to control and coordination of actions. Due to this problem, North Korean soldiers opened "friendly fire" on the motor vehicles of the so-called "Akhmat" battalion. The result was eight "Kadyrovites" killed," the Ukrainian Defense Intelligence stated.
The Defense Intelligence recalled that there are about 11,000 servicemen of the DPRK army on the territory of russia.
"In the places where they are located, the aggressor has introduced a special counterintelligence regime - for admission to areas where North Korean units are located, Russian soldiers and officers are checked by FSB officers, phones and other devices are confiscated," the Defense Intelligence noted.
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