North Korea, Kursk Oblast

North Korean forces might suffer 30,000 to 45,000 casualties monthly in Russia's Kursk Oblast – ISW
Analysts from the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) have indicated that the new deployment of North Korean troops will sustain the current pace of infantry assaults in Russia’s Kursk Oblast. However,
1,000 North Korean troops killed in Kursk Oblast — BBC
Approximately 1,000 North Korean soldiers have died in Russia’s Kursk Oblast as of mid-January 2025, the BBC Russian Service reported on Jan. 22, citing Western officials.
North Korean military contingent in Kursk Oblast may be destroyed by mid-April – ISW
The entire North Korean military contingent currently in the Kursk Oblast may be killed or wounded in combat by mid-April of this year if the dynamics of their
Ukrainian Special Operations Forces eliminate 21 North Korean soldiers in Russia's Kursk Oblast
The military did not specify the exact date of the battle but noted that Ukrainian infantry and snipers, equipped with small arms and grenade launchers, held off the North Korean army's advance on Ukrainian positions for over eight hours.
Ukrainian forces repel Russian assault on border with Russia's Kursk Oblast, military says
The 67th Separate Mechanized Brigade repelled an assault of Russian troops near the village of Zhuravka in Sumy Oblast on the border with Russia's Kursk Oblast, according to the brigade's Jan. 15 statement.
North Korean soldiers fighting in Kursk Oblast had orders to kill Ukrainian prisoners — WSJ
North Korean soldiers, who are fighting alongside the russians against the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kursk Oblast, executed Ukrainians who tried to
ISW analyses new Ukrainian defence forces offensive in Kursk Oblast
Analysts at the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) believe that the intensification of the Ukrainian defence forces' offensive in Kursk Oblast may indicate a new stage in the Ukrainian defence operation in Kursk,
Ukrainian forces in Kursk Oblast fend off almost 100 Russian assaults in a day, military says
This represents nearly half of the skirmishes over the past day, as the military reported 218 clashes across the front.
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The strategic logic of Ukraine’s further push into Russia’s Kursk region
Ukraine aimed to challenge the self-imposed red lines set by the Biden administration and other Western leaders regarding its ability to strike back against Russia.
Ukrainian forces capture two North Korean soldiers in Kursk Oblast
Ukrainian forces have captured two wounded North Korean soldiers in Kursk Oblast, who are now in Kyiv and communicating with Ukraine’s SBU Security Service investigators, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported on X on Jan.
Ukrainian forces thwart North Korean attack in kursk: 21 dead
Ukrainian Special Operations Forces (SOF) killed 21 North Korean soldiers who attacked Ukrainian positions in the Kursk region of Russia. "It lasted for more than eight hours," reported the SOF. Ukrainian Special Operations Forces (SOF) killed 21 and wounded 40 North Korean soldiers who attacked Ukrainian positions in the Kursk region in western
To Cross Rivers In Kursk, Russia Reinvented World War II ‘Funny’ Tanks
What’s old is new again as Russia’s wider war on Ukraine grinds toward its fourth year. During World War II, some armies—the ...
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Zelenskyy: Kursk operation had significant impact on Global South
Ukraine's operation in Russia's Kursk Oblast is a "trump card" for any negotiations and has been hugely significant to the countries of the Global South, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said.
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POW describes dissent and desertion among Russian troops in Kursk Oblast
Smirnov, who is allegedly from the 810th Marine Brigade of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, was captured in Kursk Oblast. Read ...