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Two American officials said Wednesday that North Korean forces participated in hostilities in… Kursk region Russian in the last few days for the first time.
According to one of these officials, the North Koreans participated in the fighting on November 4.
The two officials did not say whether there were any casualties among North Korean forces and did not provide further details about the fighting.
Yesterday, Tuesday, the Ukrainian president said Volodymyr Zelensky The first battles between the Ukrainian army and North Korean forces “open a new page of instability in the world”, after Defense Minister Rustam Omerov said that a “small clash” had occurred.
Omerov confirmed in an interview with South Korean television that the first clash occurred with North Korean forces, which is a clear escalation in the conflict that began when Russia attacked Ukraine in 2022.
Earlier this week, the Pentagon said that there are at least 10,000 North Korean soldiers in Kursk, adding that between 11,000 and 12,000 soldiers are in Russia.
North Korea has previously denied Western reports about sending forces to fight alongside Russia against Ukraine.
