Russian forces are carrying out an intensive offensive in Kursk Oblast for the third day in a row, Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said on Dec. 17, as Ukrainian forces are on the defensive in the border region. "For the third day, Russian forces have been conducting intensive offensive operations in Kursk Oblast, actively using North Korean […]
North Korean troops have joined combat operations in the Kursk Oblast, marking the first confirmed engagement of North Korean soldiers alongside Russian military, Pentagon spokesperson Major General Patrick Ryder said on Dec. 16. “We do assess that North Korean soldiers have engaged in combat in Kursk. We have indications that they have suffered casualties, both […]
In an interview with CBS News on Dec. 15, Ukraine's ambassador to the U.S. Oksana Markarova said that "hundreds" of North Korean troops are fighting alongside Russian troops in Kursk Oblast. "We have seen hundreds of (North Korean soliders) on the battlefield already, and (Ukraine is) successfully fighting them as we are fighting with the […]
Key developments on Dec. 14-15: North Korean troops joining Russian assaults in Kursk, Zelensky says Ukraine destroys Russian train with 40 fuel tanks in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, source claims 292 front-line clashes recorded over the past day, General Staff reports Two Russian oil tankers reportedly sink in Kerch Strait North Korean troops open fire on Russian […]
A "significant number" of North Korean soldiers have begun fighting alongside Russian forces in assault operations in Kursk Oblast, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in his evening address on Dec. 14. Ukrainian and Western officials in fall 2024 warned that over 10,000 North Korean troops had amassed in Kursk Oblast, ready to aid Russia's attempt to […]
A military court in Moscow sentenced captured Ukrainian soldiers who fought in Kursk Oblast, Vitalii Panchenko and Ivan Dmytrakov, to 14 and 15 years in prison, respectively, Russia’s state-owned TASS news agency reported on Dec. 12. The court convicted the soldiers of "terrorism," accusing them of "opening fire to kill both Russian servicemen and civilians." […]