South Korean and US intelligence services have confirmed the participation of North Korean soldiers in hostilities in Russia, particularly in Kursk Oblast. Source: ISW Details: South Korea's National Intelligence Service reported on 13 November that North Korean troops were participating in hostilities in Russia,

According to assessments by the National Intelligence Service, North Korean forces deployed to Russia have moved to Kursk Oblast over the past two weeks,” intelligence officials noted. North Korean soldiers have now completed battlefield deployment and are actively engaged in combat.

North Korean soldiers have begun fighting alongside Russian troops in the Kursk region, U.S. State Department spokesperson Vedant Patel said on Tuesday, according to Reuters.

The total number of soldiers preparing for the offensive could reach 50,000. Moscow is rushing the offensive because newly elected U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly stated his intention to end the war immediately after his election victory.

North Korean troops have begun engaging in combat operations alongside Russian forces, the U.S. State Department said on Tuesday, expressing concern that Russia had turned to North Korea for soldiers to fight in its war with Ukraine.

North Korean soldiers have begun fighting against Ukraine alongside their Russian allies, the US State Department said, after Pyongyang sent thousands of troops to Russia’s Kursk region to aid the Kremlin’s war efforts.

There are 8,000 servicemen of the Korean People's Army (KPA), who arrived from North Korea to participate in the war against Ukraine, in the territory of the