Kremlin silent on N. Korean tros in Kursk region not to contradict Putin’s statements – ISW

That’s according to a report by the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) think tank, Ukrinform wrote.

"The Kremlin will likely continue to avoid reporting on the deployment of North Korean forces in Kursk Oblast as doing so would tacitly acknowledge that Russia needs foreign tros to recapture its own territory and invalidate Russian President Vladimir Putin's claims that the Ukrainian incursion into Kursk Oblast resulted in high Russian recruitment rates," analysts believe.

ISW experts added that the think tank "has not observed Russian officials and state media acknowledging the presence of North Korean forces in Russia or their participation in combat erations in Kursk Oblast."

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Earlier, the Ukrainian side stated that the Russian military tried to disguise North Korean sdiers as Russian sdiers from Buryatia.

As Ukrinform reported earlier, the Kremlin is employing DPRK tros in erations in Kursk region without armored support, so many of these sdiers have already been killed in action. At the same time, DPRK tros are setting up additional observation posts due to fear of Ukrainian attack drones.