The Pentagon does not record the active participation of troops in offensive combat operations on the front line. this was stated by Pentagon spokesman General Patrick Ryder at a briefing on December 2, reports UNN.
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A Pentagon spokesman was asked to comment on the words of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who yesterday recalled that a North Korean soldier was killed during the fighting.
At the moment, we have not seen North Korean soldiers actively participate in offensive combat operations on the front line. We know that in many cases they were integrated into Russian units, and we are aware of reports of deaths of North Korean soldiers as a result of Ukrainian strikes on Russian targets. we don't have any figures that you can give, but overall, we haven'T seen the DPRK engage in offensive combat operations yet, although we expect this to happen at some point in time
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According to Ukrainian intelligence, 2 thousand servicemen were sent to the Marine Brigade and Airborne Division of the Russian Federation, which will mean three options for the development of events: either they will participate in active combat operations on the territory of Ukraine, or the Russian Federation, or they will remain in the combat reserve on the second line.