US EditionNorth Korean Troops Clear Mines in Russia's Kursk Region
- On Friday, the Russian Defence Ministry said North Korean troops are clearing mines in western Kursk after helping repel Ukrainian forces, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in April.
- Ukrainian forces smashed across the border in August 2024 and held pockets of territory for months, leaving dense minefields that Krasnaya Zvezda, Russian military news outlet, reported as a "previously unseen density" of anti-tank and anti-personnel mines.
- The sappers faced attacks from Ukrainian artillery and drones while clearing mines, the report said many explosives were made by NATO, and Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov praised the `selfless, heroic assistance`.
- In the Bolshesoldatsky region of Kursk, 37 out of 64 settlements remain no-go for local civilians due to mines, and Russian commanders Lesnik and Veles praised North Korean sappers' help.
- The de-mining role positions Pyongyang and Moscow to deepen military ties, with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un last month pledging the cooperation would `advance non-stop`.
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North Korean soldiers are helping to clear the Kursk region of landmines left by the Ukrainian army, the NK News website reports, citing information from the Russian Defense Ministry. This is the first time that the operation, which the Russian military announced earlier this year, has been officially confirmed.
North Korean soldiers were involved in demining the Kursk region, where fighting with the Ukrainian armed forces was taking place, informed the Russian Ministry of Defence, and Seoul had previously estimated the number of Democratic People ' s Republic of Korea deminers in the Russian Federation at 1,000.
Russia says North Korean troops play key role in de-mining its Kursk region
North Korean troops who helped Russia repel a major Ukrainian incursion into its western Kursk region are now playing an important role in clearing the area of mines, the Russian Defence Ministry said on Friday.
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