North Korea plans to send new military units to Russia as reinforcements for the contingent deployed in the Kursk region.
This information is reported by The New York Times, citing data from senior U.S. officials.
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Currently, the DPRK contingent in Kursk mainly consists of special forces. They were trained for precise and short-term operations, but Russia primarily employs them as infantry.
It is noted that North Koreans operate in the Kursk region as a separate combat force. They have developed their own unique tactics and differ from Russian units in terms of language, training, and military culture.
For instance, when wounded, they detonate a grenade nearby to avoid capture. During drone attacks, North Korean soldiers send one soldier as bait so that others can shoot down the UAV.
It is also known that the group is led by at least three generals and around 500 officers. The generals mainly operate from headquarters to set objectives, while the officers are on the battlefield to directly manage the soldiers and communicate with Russian military personnel.
We recall that President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that North Korea has lost four thousand of its troops in battles in the Kursk region. Earlier, the Ukrainian Armed Forces captured DPRK soldiers, and interrogations have already been conducted with them.
Analysts have already predicted when the Ukrainian Armed Forces will eliminate the DPRK troop grouping in the Kursk region.
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