DPRK Soldiers Suffer Significant Losses in First Battle of the Ukrainian Armed Forces - NYT
Kyiv • UNN
The North Korean military, together with the 810th Brigade of the Russian Federation, suffered significant losses in the first clash with the Ukrainian army. According to a U.S. official, the fighting was limited and of a reconnaissance nature.
The DPRK military, along with the Russian 810th Separate Marine Brigade, suffered significant losses in the first clash with Ukrainian forces. This was reported by The New York Times, according to UNN.
Details
According to a Ukrainian official cited by the NYT, the fighting was limited and likely aimed at identifying weaknesses in Ukrainian defenses.
He noted that the North Korean military was operating together with the 810th Separate Marine Brigade of Russia. The exact timing of these battles remains unknown, and the Ukrainian official did not provide any details on casualties. At the same time, a U.S. official said that a significant number of North Korean soldiers were killed.
Recall
Earlier, Ukraine's Defense Minister Rustem Umerov confirmedthat the first clashes between the Ukrainian Armed Forces and North Korean soldiers in the Kursk region of Russia have already taken place, but so far they have been “small-scale.”
