"Side by side": the Russian Federation first acknowledged that the DPRK fighters were fighting against Ukraine

To spread: The Russian Federation has officially recognized the participation of servicemen from North Korea in hostilities in the Kursk region. This was reported by the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation Valery Gerasimov during a report to the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin.

Gerasimov stated that the Armed Forces allegedly left the Kursk region, separately indicating the participation of North Korean servicemen in hostilities in the border territories of Russia. According to him, the DPRK fighters provided "significant assistance" under the Treaty on a comprehensive strategic partnership between Moscow and Pyongyan.

"Soldiers and officers of the Korean People's Army, performing combat missions side by side with Russian servicemen during the Ukrainian invasion, showed high professionalism," said the head of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.

At the same time in the General Staff of the Armed Forces stated that the notification of representatives of the Higher Command of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation about the alleged completion of hostilities in the territory of Kursk region is not true. According to the department, from the beginning of the day in the operating area of ​​the group "Kursk" reflects five assault actions of the enemy, another such combat collision is now ongoing.

"The statements of the enemy leadership about the" defeat "of the Ukrainian group of troops are nothing more than a propaganda trick and a desire to give the desired for a valid," the statement reads. We will remind, according to GUR, the North Korean soldiers who fight in the Russian army in the Kursk direction, during the months of the war, have already improved their skills and have taken over the use of drones and means of radio electronic wrestling.