Ukraine reports high losses in North Koreans in the Course area

Ukraine reports high losses in North Koreans in the Course area

The Ukraine reported on Monday that North Korean soldiers Fighting the Russian troops side, suffering high losses in the Russian area at the weekend.

losses of the North Korean troops

North Korean units in the last month in kursk Near three villages, according to the Ukrainian military secret service. The report states that around 30 North Korean soldiers were killed or wounded in the fights and three are missing during the clashes near the villages of Plekhovo, Vorozhba and Martynovka near the border.

battles and recordings of drones

A Ukrainian Enlightenment team released a video on Sunday, which is said to show the corpses of over 20 North Korean soldiers that are lined up in a icy field. However, the quality of the video was too bad to confirm their identity. In addition, another drone video near Plekhovo shows another by CNN, as soldiers apparently soak up on the weekend and pull some wounded on sledges. However, it is unclear whether these are Russian or Korean soldiers.

tactics of the North Korean soldiers

A Ukrainian unit reported that the North Korean soldiers - the other uniforms other than the Russians - had started infantry attacks with the "same tactics as 70 years ago", which alludes to the Korean War in which mass units were used. The Ukrainian President Wolodymyr Selenskyj said last month that the North Korean troops who were sent to Kursk were actively involved in the fight and was lost.

The role of the North Korean troops in conflict

Since the beginning of December, the North Korean armed forces seem to play a more important role in the front line in Kursk, especially as an infantry. The Ukraine estimates that around 12,000 North Korean soldiers are in the region to help Russian units back in Kursk who were taken during a Ukrainian offensive in August.

fight for the villages for Plekhovo

The fighting around Plekhovo began at the beginning of the month when Russian units tried to push the Ukrainian armed forces back towards the border, which is about four kilometers away. A Ukrainian military blogger, Yuriy Butusov, reported on Facebook that a big attack was repaid on Saturday. Butusov said that the North Korean infantry was supported by Russian units and electronic warfare against Ukrainian drones.

report on the attacks and the situation on site

"Despite the losses, the enemy attack groups continued their advance without stopping even under precise shelling and artillery fire," said Butusov. "The enemy was able to reach the Ukrainian positions, thanks to its good physical condition, fast movement and ignorance of their own losses; there was no evacuation of wounded and dead during the attack," he added, emphasizing that "our troops were doing several successful counterattacks to save the situation."

CNN cannot verify Butusov's report on the battle, but the statements with video evidence seem to be agreed and are consistently with official Ukrainian reports. It is unclear which side - if one - now controls the village of Plekhovo.