A Kyiv official says North Korean troops recently deployed to help Russia in its war with Ukraine have come under Ukrainian fire.
In this photo taken from a video released by Russian Defense Ministry press service on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, a Su-34 bomber of the Russian air force operates at the border area of Kursk region, Russia.
It is the first time a Ukrainian official has said that Pyongyang’s units were struck, following a deployment that has given“The first North Korean troops have already been shelled, in the Kursk region,” Andrii Kovalenko, the head of the counter-disinformation branch of Ukraine’s Security Council, wrote on Telegram. He provided no further details.
Ukrainian defenses, especially in the eastern Donetsk region, are buckling under the strain of Russia’s costly but relentless monthslong onslaught. It was part of a key belt of Ukrainian defenses in the east. Russia’s next targets likely are the key logistics hub of Pokrovsk and the strategically important city of Chasiv Yar.
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