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War in Ukraine
North Korean Soldiers Fighting in Kursk
Commentators find the news that Moscow’s new ally is on the front lines in the Ukraine war alarming.
Nov. 7, 2024
North Korea
Ukraine Has Engaged North Korean Troops in Kursk for First Time
Ukrainian troops engaged Pyongyang forces in a "small-scale" engagement on Monday, Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov confirmed.
Nov. 5, 2024
Zelensky
Does a ‘Warning from Kursk’ Show Reality of North Korea’s Russian Misadventure?
A video said to be of a badly wounded North Korean soldier, the sole survivor of a 40-man unit that was obliterated in Kursk has appeared in social and mainstream media.
Nov. 2, 2024
Top News
Partisans Say Crimea-Based Russian Marines Pay Bribes to Avoid Kursk Deployment
The command of the 810th Brigade of Russian marines, based in Sevastopol, is reportedly trying but failing to cover up deaths of its troops in the Kursk regiont.
Nov. 1, 2024
China
What We (Think We) Know About North Korean Troops Sent to Ukraine
In a statement to the UN Security Council on Wednesday the Ukrainian delegation said it had identified that at least 500 North Korean officers, including three generals, had been sent to Russia.
Nov. 1, 2024
Zaluzhny
North Korean Fighters Reported in Russia’s Kursk Region, Not Yet in Combat
Critics of the Zelensky administration says it has no long-term plan for conducting its three-month-old invasion of the Russia Federation – and now the North Koreans are coming.
Oct. 30, 2024
Russian Armed Forces
Russian Armored Vehicle Destroyed in Kursk Days After Deployment
A week after Russian milbloggers were trumpeting the arrival of the LSTS-1944 Sarmat-3 lightly armored vehicle on the battlefield the first one was reported destroyed on Saturday.
Oct. 28, 2024
War in Ukraine
‘Dead Civilians Were Found’ – Ukraine at War Update for Oct. 28
Moscow’s soldiers shoot civilians near Pokrovsk; Truck with civilian plates carrying North Korean soldiers stopped in Kursk, Zelensky says region under control; South Africa defines Ukraine position.
Oct. 28, 2024
HUR
Can North Korea’s Elite Soldiers Save Russia in Battle for Kursk?
Though North Korean troops may soon bolster Russian forces in Kursk, analysts doubt their impact as Moscow faces manpower shortages and high casualties.
Oct. 24, 2024
Russia
US-made Abrams Tanks and Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicles on the Ground Inside Russia
It may or may not have been a red line, but the Pentagon’s premier ground warfare systems are laying down tracks and engaging targets inside Russian Federation territory.
Oct. 22, 2024
HUR
North Korean Deserters Fleeing Kursk May Be Pressed Into Fighting Ukrainian Forces, Intel Claims
The 18 North Korean soldiers who had fled from positions in the Kursk region were detained and relocated to participate in assault operations against Ukrainian troops, HUR reports.
Oct. 21, 2024
War in Ukraine
Two Months on, Donbas Soldiers Begin to Question Kursk Offensive
The incursion launched on August 6 into Russia’s Kursk region caught Moscow off guard and boosted the morale of Ukrainians exhausted more than two years into Russia’s invasion.
Oct. 16, 2024
North Korea
18 North Korean Soldiers Have Gone AWOL Near Ukrainian Border
A Ukrainian news outlet citing intelligence sources says the servicemen left their positions on the border between the Bryansk and Kursk regions of Russia.
Oct. 15, 2024
Armed Forces of Ukraine
OPINION: Kursk, Wunderwaffen and Real Weapons
Kursk Revisted Again, Another time
Oct. 14, 2024
War in Ukraine
Ukraine ‘Holding the Lines’ in Kursk, Says Zelensky
The Ukrainian president’s statement came amidst recent reports of Russian attempts to drive Ukrainian troops out of parts of Kursk that Kyiv seized in August’s surprise offensive.
Oct. 13, 2024
Armed Forces of Ukraine
Ukrainian Defenses in Russia’s Kursk Region Rocked by Kremlin Attack
On Thursday evening milbloggers claimed a Russian breakthrough but twelve hours later fierce fighting on the perimeter of the Ukraine-controlled salient continues.
Oct. 11, 2024