Umerov told the details of the battle between the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the soldiers of the DPRK

As reported by the Minister of Defense of Ukraine, Rustem Umyerov, such a clash can be considered as the official beginning of North Korea's participation in the war against Ukraine.

But Umerov specified that the participation of North Korean soldiers in battles is not yet systematic.

According to the head of the Ministry of Defense, since the North Korean troops were disguised as Buryats and mixed with the Russian occupiers, the exact number of victims and prisoners must be verified before making accurate statements.

We are recording contact with North Korean forces, but we believe there will be more encounters in the coming weeks and we will analyze and address them accordingly.

Rustem Umerov

Minister of Defense of Ukraine

Rustem Umyerov noted that five North Korean battalions, each of which has about 3,000 servicemen, will operate on the front of about one and a half thousand kilometers.

The duration of the Russian exercises was a month, but now it has been reduced to a few days or a week, so that the North Korean troops can take part in combat operations, Umerov added.

The first clash between the Armed Forces of Ukraine and North Korean soldiers took place in the Kursk region

As noted, a high-ranking representative of Ukrainian intelligence confirmed the military actions, but refused to provide specific information about the first combat clash between the troops of Ukraine and North Korea.

So far we are not talking about large connections. But the first clashes — yes, they happened — said the source.

He said that this happened in the Kursk region of Russia, where Ukraine controls about 600 square meters. km of territory, or a little more of what it previously held after the summer invasion.

This is the first direct intervention of a foreign army in a full-scale invasion of Ukraine and the expansion of the conflict, which has already become the largest land war in Europe since the Second World War, — notes the FT publication.