Russia has publicly acknowledged the participation of North Korean troops in its ongoing war against Ukraine. For the first time, Moscow admitted that North Korean soldiers played a significant role in the recent conflict in the Kursk border region,

For the first time, Russia admitted that there were North Korean military personnel fighting alongside its forces against Ukraine, proving Zelenskyy and South Korea's claims. "I would like to separately note the participation

In a statement, Putin congratulated the Russian soldiers and commanders and said that Kyiv’s incursion had “completely failed.”