North Korean troops helped repel a large-scale Ukrainian incursion in the region last year

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has visited the construction site of the Memorial Museum of Combat Feats at Overseas Military Operations, dedicated to troops who took part in the operation to liberate Kursk Region, Russia.

Last spring, North Korean troops, acting under the June 2024 Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Treaty, helped Russian forces repel a large-scale Ukrainian incursion into the region.

In April 2025, the Russian military reported that Ukrainian forces were fully expelled, acknowledging the role of North Korean troops for the first time…

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