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Zelenskyy confirms new Ukrainian push deeper into Kursk Oblast

Ukrainian troops in Russia’s Kursk Oblast have launched a new offensive, advancing 2.5 kilometers deeper into Russian territory, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told Reuters on Feb. 7.

7 February 2025, 10:33 PM

Zaluzhnyi planned Belgorod offensive in 2022, but it never got the green light — General Nazarov

Former Commander-in-Chief of Ukraine’s Armed Forces Valerii Zaluzhnyi proposed taking the war onto Russian territory, specifically targeting Belgorod Oblast, in Dec. 2022, Major General Viktor Nazarov said in an interview with BBC News Ukraine on Feb. 1.

2 February 2025, 11:39 AM

North Korean troops choose grenades over capture on Russian front

North Korean soldiers on the front lines in Russia’s Kursk Oblast have reportedly detonated grenades to avoid being captured, Sky News reported, citing Ukrainian military sources.

27 January 2025, 12:32 PM

Ukrainian forces lure Russians into deadly HIMARS ambush in Kursk Oblast

Soldiers of Ukraine’s 225th Assault Battalion ambushed Russian units in Kursk Oblast using HIMARS, a tactic that may explain significant Russian losses, Forbes analyst David Axe reported on Jan. 23.

27 January 2025, 04:07 AM

North Korean troops to bolster Russia by April 2025: Will they shift the tide of war?

Despite North Korea’s plans to deploy new forces to Russia for the war against Ukraine in the coming months, these troops are unlikely to significantly improve the effectiveness of Russia’s battlefield operations, according to a new report by the Institute for the Study of War (ISW).

23 January 2025, 10:20 AM

Captured North Korean soldier in Ukraine requests Korean romance movies – watch the moment!

A North Korean soldier fighting alongside Russian forces asked to watch romance movies after being captured by Ukrainian forces, the command of Ukraine’s Air Assault Forces reported on Jan. 21.

22 January 2025, 02:07 PM

Captured North Korean soldier exposes training and losses in Russia, Zelenskyy reveals

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Jan. 20 released a video featuring a captured North Korean soldier taken prisoner by the Defense Forces in Russia’s Kursk Oblast.

20 January 2025, 12:10 PM

North Korean troops unknowingly sent to Ukraine war, claims South Korean envoy

North Korean troops deployed to Russia’s war against Ukraine were unaware of their mission, believing they were participating in “training exercises,” South Korea’s ambassador to the United Nations, Hwang Joon-kook, said during a UN Security Council meeting.

17 January 2025, 03:47 PM

North Korean soldiers suffer heavy losses in Kruglenke, Kursk Oblast

Russian military forces continue to use North Korean soldiers as "cannon fodder" in infantry assaults on Ukrainian positions in the Kursk Oblast, the InformNapalm international intelligence community reported on Jan. 12.

12 January 2025, 07:39 PM

North Korean soldiers bolstering Russian positions face low morale, alcohol problems, says HUR

New North Korean troops are being deployed to reinforce Russian positions in Kursk Oblast amid heavy losses, Ukraine’s Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) reported on Telegram on Jan. 2.

2 January 2025, 12:35 PM

Ukraine eliminates 38,000 Russian troops in Kursk Oblast, captures over 700

Russian occupiers have suffered over 38,000 troop losses and more than 1,000 pieces of equipment destroyed in Kursk Oblast since the start of Ukraine’s Defense Forces’ offensive, Commander Oleksandr Syrskyi reported after visiting the Kursk front on Jan. 1.

2 January 2025, 10:19 AM

North Korea’s casualties in Kursk Oblast exceed 3,000, Zelenskyy says

Preliminary reports indicate that more than 3,000 North Korean soldiers have been killed and wounded in Kursk Oblast, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Dec. 23, following a briefing by Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi.

23 December 2024, 09:06 PM

Russia tries to conceal North Korean soldiers’ presence with fake documents – Photo

Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces reported the elimination of three North Korean soldiers in Russia’s Kursk region and the seizure of fake documents issued by Russia to conceal their presence.

23 December 2024, 11:14 AM

Ukrainian SOF drones decimate North Korean troops

Seventy-seven North Korean soldiers were killed and more than 40 were wounded by the Ukrainian Special Operations Forces (SOF) drone operators in Russia’s Kursk Oblast over the past three days, according to a Dec. 23 report on Telegram with the frontline video compilation.

23 December 2024, 09:37 AM

Captured Russian soldier reveals North Korean troops’ brutality and combat tactics

North Korean troops sent to Russia by dictator Kim Jong Un to fight against Ukraine are reportedly treated better than Russian soldiers and act independently without coordination, according to Russian serviceman Vidiya Chubrevich, who was captured by Ukrainian forces in Russia’s Kursk region.

22 December 2024, 07:49 PM

Russia integrates North Korean troops into its units fighting in Kursk Oblast

Russia has integrated North Korean troops into its naval and airborne infantry units deployed against Ukrainian forces in Kursk Oblast, Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence (HUR) reported on Dec. 18.

19 December 2024, 02:06 AM

Ukrainian Special Operations Forces kill 50 North Korean soldiers in Kursk Oblast

The 8th Regiment of Ukraine's Special Operations Forces has killed 50 North Korean soldiers fighting alongside Russian forces in Kursk Oblast, the Special Operations Forces (SOF) said on Telegram on Dec. 17.

17 December 2024, 12:35 PM

Russia hiding North Korean casualties in Kursk Oblast — Zelenskyy

Moscow is attempting to conceal the losses of North Korean soldiers in Russia's Kursk Oblast, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Dec. 16.

16 December 2024, 11:38 PM

North Korea’s military units replenished after heavy losses in Kursk Oblast – HUR

North Korean forces fighting alongside the Russian army against Ukraine’s Defense Forces in Kursk Oblast lost at least 30 soldiers killed or wounded between Dec. 14 and 15, according to Ukraine’s HUR Military Intelligence Directorate on Dec. 16.

16 December 2024, 11:15 AM

North Korean troops falter in modern combat tactics, Ukrainian soldiers say

North Korean soldiers sent by dictator Kim Jong Un to support Russia’s war efforts are physically well-trained but lack modern warfare tactics, the Khorne Group unit of Ukraine's 116th Separate Mechanized Brigade wrote on Telegram on Dec. 15.

16 December 2024, 10:09 AM

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