{"id":217647,"date":"2024-12-18T22:41:30","date_gmt":"2024-12-18T20:41:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.arabtelegraph.com\/?p=217647"},"modified":"2024-12-18T22:41:30","modified_gmt":"2024-12-18T20:41:30","slug":"north-korean-troops-in-russias-kursk-adapting-after-serious-losses-ukraine-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arabtelegraph.com\/?p=217647","title":{"rendered":"North Korean troops in Russia&#8217;s Kursk adapting after &#8216;serious losses,&#8217; Ukraine says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \" dir=\"ltr\"><span class=\"oyrPY qlwaB AGxeB  \">LON<\/span><span class=\"oyrPY qlwaB AGxeB  \">DON &#8211; Arabtelegraph &#8211; <\/span>Ukraine&#8217;s intelligence services released new information Tuesday about the conduct of North Korean troops now fighting alongside Russian forces in the western Russian region of Kursk, which since August has been a key front of Moscow&#8217;s war on its neighbor.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \" dir=\"ltr\">U.S. and Ukrainian estimates suggest there are between 10,000 and 12,000 North Korean troops currently inside Russia, with their focus on the Kursk region. Ukrainian and American officials now say North Korean forces are actively engaged in fighting and taking casualties.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \" dir=\"ltr\">The Ukrainian Defense Ministry&#8217;s Main Directorate of Intelligence (GUR) this week reported at least 30 North Korean troops killed and wounded in Kursk.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \" dir=\"ltr\">On Tuesday, the GUR said North Korean forces were taking additional security measures to try to blunt the threat of drone strikes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \" dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;After serious losses, North Korean units began setting up additional observation posts to detect drones of the security and defense forces of Ukraine,&#8221; the GUR wrote in a post to its official Telegram channel.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \" dir=\"ltr\">The directorate said North Korean troops gather in groups of between 20 and 30 soldiers before launching attacks, moving &#8220;to the concentration area in small groups of up to six servicemen&#8221; and using red tape for identification.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \" dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;The constant accumulation of assault groups by the personnel of the DPRK army in the Kursk region indicates that Moscow does not want to lose the pace of offensive actions,&#8221; the GUR added, using an acronym for the country&#8217;s official name of the Democratic People&#8217;s Republic of Korea.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \" dir=\"ltr\">The Security Service of Ukraine, meanwhile, claimed on Tuesday to have intercepted a phone call between a nurse at a hospital near Moscow and her husband &#8212; a soldier fighting at the front.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \" dir=\"ltr\">In two days, the nurse said, more than 200 wounded North Korean servicemen were brought to one of the Russian hospitals near Moscow.<\/p>\n<div class=\"oLzSq QrHMO fnRUo pvsTF EhJPu vPlOC zNYgW OsTsW RMeqy daRVX ISNQ sKyCY eRftA acPPc MENS nFwaT MCnQE mEeeY SmBjI xegrY rPLsU iulOd NIuqO zzscu lzDCc aHUBM IEgzD OjMNy eQqcx SVqKB GQmdz jaoD VWDdR ONJdw vrZxD OnRTz gbbfF roDbV GPGwb oMlSS gfNzt oJhud eXZcf zhVlX \" dir=\"ltr\">\n<div class=\"InlineImage GpQCA lZur asrEW \" data-testid=\"prism-inline-image\">\n<figure class=\"kzIjN GNmeK pYrtp dSqFO \" data-testid=\"prism-figure\">\n<div class=\"GpQCA lZur gIjeL \" data-testid=\"prism-ratio-frame\">\n<div class=\"FvQLF iLTd NqeUA UzzHi iWsMV \"><picture data-testid=\"prism-picture\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/d292eca3-660c-49f2-acf4-ab5d4f4e31bd\/UAsoldierinKursk_1734529748847_hpMain.jpg?w=375, https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/d292eca3-660c-49f2-acf4-ab5d4f4e31bd\/UAsoldierinKursk_1734529748847_hpMain.jpg?w=750 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 414px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/d292eca3-660c-49f2-acf4-ab5d4f4e31bd\/UAsoldierinKursk_1734529748847_hpMain.jpg?w=750, https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/d292eca3-660c-49f2-acf4-ab5d4f4e31bd\/UAsoldierinKursk_1734529748847_hpMain.jpg?w=1500 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 415px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"hsDdd vBqtr KrDt itslR SjwtZ hakZw HlUVI  aligncenter\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/d292eca3-660c-49f2-acf4-ab5d4f4e31bd\/UAsoldierinKursk_1734529748847_hpMain.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-testid=\"prism-image\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>\n<div class=\"nMMea bNYiy Mjgpa dGwha DDmxa jgKNG RGHCC aBIU PriDW lZur \" data-testid=\"prism-caption\">\n<div class=\"HXPPJ barbu yKsXL IzgMt VcHIt uhSzI YGNMU cRAsZ xqMcl QtRul \" style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span class=\"hsDdd OOSI GpQCA lZur VlFaz \" data-testid=\"prism-truncate\"><span class=\"gtOSm FbbUW tUtYa vOCwz EQwFq yCufu eEak Qmvg nyTIa SRXVc vzLa jgBfc WXDas CiUCW kqbG zrdEG txGfn ygKVe BbezD UOtxr CVfpq xijV soGRS XgdC sEIlf daWqJ \">A Ukrainian soldier looks through the scope of a rifle on Sept. 11, 2024, in Sudzha, in the Kursk region of western Russia.<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"oLzSq QrHMO GbsKS pvsTF EhJPu vPlOC zNYgW OsTsW AMhAA daRVX ISNQ sKyCY eRftA acPPc ebfE nFwaT MCnQE mEeeY SmBjI xegrY VvTxJ iulOd NIuqO zzscu lzDCc aHUBM hbvnu OjMNy eQqcx SVqKB GQmdz jaoD iShaE ONJdw vrZxD OnRTz gbbfF roDbV kRoBe oMlSS gfNzt oJhud eXZcf zhVlX \">\n<div class=\"XQpSH zzkIM UtCfs Ufjyt \" data-testid=\"prism-divider\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \" dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;Are they elite, these Koreans?&#8221; the nurse asked in the purported recording, which ABC News cannot independently verify. &#8220;We are freeing up certain wards for them.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \" dir=\"ltr\">Pentagon Press Secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder told a Tuesday briefing that the U.S. assesses &#8220;that North Korean soldiers have engaged in combat in Kursk alongside Russian forces.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \" dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;We do have indications that they have suffered casualties, both killed and wounded,&#8221; he added, though declined to provide specific numbers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \" dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;I would say certainly in the realm of dozens, several dozens,&#8221; Kirby added when pressed. The North Korean forces are now also moving &#8220;from the second line to the front line,&#8221; Kirby said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \" dir=\"ltr\">An unnamed senior U.S. official, meanwhile, told the Associated Press that a couple hundred North Korean troops had been killed or wounded while fighting in Kursk.<\/p>\n<div class=\"oLzSq QrHMO fnRUo pvsTF EhJPu vPlOC zNYgW OsTsW RMeqy daRVX ISNQ sKyCY eRftA acPPc MENS nFwaT MCnQE mEeeY SmBjI xegrY rPLsU iulOd NIuqO zzscu lzDCc aHUBM IEgzD OjMNy eQqcx SVqKB GQmdz jaoD VWDdR ONJdw vrZxD OnRTz gbbfF roDbV GPGwb oMlSS gfNzt oJhud eXZcf zhVlX \" dir=\"ltr\">\n<div class=\"InlineImage GpQCA lZur asrEW \" data-testid=\"prism-inline-image\">\n<figure class=\"kzIjN GNmeK pYrtp dSqFO \" data-testid=\"prism-figure\">\n<div class=\"GpQCA lZur gIjeL \" data-testid=\"prism-ratio-frame\">\n<div class=\"FvQLF iLTd NqeUA UzzHi iWsMV \"><picture data-testid=\"prism-picture\"><source 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2024 shows North Korean Defense Minister No Kwang Chol and Russia's Defense Minister Andrei Belousov at Pyongyang International Airport.\" data-testid=\"prism-image\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>\n<div class=\"nMMea bNYiy Mjgpa dGwha DDmxa jgKNG RGHCC aBIU PriDW lZur \" data-testid=\"prism-caption\">\n<div class=\"HXPPJ barbu yKsXL IzgMt VcHIt uhSzI YGNMU cRAsZ xqMcl QtRul \" style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span class=\"hsDdd OOSI GpQCA lZur VlFaz \" data-testid=\"prism-truncate\"><span class=\"gtOSm FbbUW tUtYa vOCwz EQwFq yCufu eEak Qmvg nyTIa SRXVc vzLa jgBfc WXDas CiUCW kqbG zrdEG txGfn ygKVe BbezD UOtxr CVfpq xijV soGRS XgdC sEIlf daWqJ \">This picture taken on Nov. 29, 2024 and released by North Korea&#8217;s official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on Nov. 30, 2024 shows North Korean Defense Minister No Kwang Chol and Russia&#8217;s Defense Minister Andrei Belousov at Pyongyang International Airport.<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \" dir=\"ltr\">The North Korean deployment followed more than two years of closer ties between Moscow and Pyongyang, a relationship that previously saw North Korean munitions sent westwards to support Russian operations in Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \" dir=\"ltr\">Ukraine&#8217;s foreign partners have condemned what White House National Security Communications Adviser John Kirby called a &#8220;dramatic move.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC eTIW sUzSN \" dir=\"ltr\">Both the U.S. and European Union this week introduced additional sanctions on individuals and entities they said are involved in North Korean military assistance to Russia.<\/p>\n<div class=\"oLzSq QrHMO fnRUo pvsTF EhJPu vPlOC zNYgW OsTsW RMeqy daRVX ISNQ sKyCY eRftA acPPc MENS nFwaT MCnQE mEeeY SmBjI xegrY rPLsU iulOd 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