Ukrainian forces have reportedly engaged North Korean troops in Russia's Kursk Oblast marking the first known combat involving these units, according to a post on Telegram by the Ukrainian Center for Countering Disinformation head Andriy Kovalenko.

The first North Korean troops have already come under fire in Kursk Oblast,” Kovalenko wrote on Telegram. Kovalenko did not provide details about the circumstances or outcomes of the attack. According to Ukraine’s Defense Ministry’s HUR,

U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken says we can expect to see the North Korean troops deployed into combat "in the coming days".

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