Ukrainian officials reported that North Korean troops accidentally killed Russian paramilitary soldiers in a recent case of friendly fire. The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) soldiers were assisting Russian troops in Kursk Oblast, currently occupied by Ukrainian forces. Approximately 11,000 DPRK personnel are stationed in Russia according to Ukrainian estimates.
In a statement released by the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine (DIU) on Saturday, they revealed that Russian forces utilized DPRK soldiers in assault operations in the Kursk region. This joint operation resulted in significant losses for the North Korean troops due to a successful fire attack by Ukrainian Security and Defense Forces, including being targeted by FPV drones at one position in the Kursk region.
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A view of the dragon teeth and the barbed wire built to create a defensive line around Sumy as seen in Sumy, Ukraine on November 6, 2024. (Oksana Parafeniuk for The Washington Post via Getty Images)
The DIU highlighted a language barrier issue between Russian and North Korean troops that led to the deaths of eight soldiers in the Akhmat special forces unit in Chechnya.
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Russian Minister of Defense, Andrey Belousov (L) meets with his North Korean counterpart No Kwang Chol (R) in Pyongyang, North Korea on November 29, 2024. (RUS Defense Ministry/Vadim Savitsky / Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Due to this barrier, North Korean soldiers mistakenly opened fire on Akhmat battalion vehicles, resulting in the death of eight soldiers from the battalion.
This incident occurred as the Russian military intensified attacks on Ukraine’s power grid during freezing conditions, causing significant damage to the country’s largest energy company.
This photo taken on October 18, 2023, shows North Korean soldiers waving their national flags as they welcome Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov after he landed at the airport in Pyongyang. (KIM WON JIN/AFP via Getty Images)
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Fox News Digital’s Caitlin McFall contributed to this report.
