North Korea has been a major ally of Russia in its war with Ukraine, which began in February 2022.
Six North Korean soldiers were killed on the Russian frontline near the Donetsk region in Ukraine on Thursday, according to Ukrainian news reports.Unnamed intelligence sources told Kyiv Post and Interfax-Ukraine that over 20 military personnel, including the six North Korean officers, were killed in a missile strike.According to the Russian Telegram channel Kremlin Snuffbox, three more officers from North Korea were injured in the strike and were sent to Moscow to be treated.
Meanwhile, the Center of National Resistance—created by the Special Operations Forces of the Ukrainian military—reported in September 2023 that Russian President Vladimir Putin persuaded North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un to send North Korean citizens to the Russian-occupied territories of Donetsk and Luhansk for construction work.North Korea has been a major ally of Russia in its ongoing war with Ukraine, which began when Putin launched a full-scale invasion of Kyiv in February 2022.
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