Russia recognized the participation of North Korea in the war against Ukraine

He reported this to the illegitimate President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin.

I would like to separately note the participation of servicemen of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea in the liberation of the border areas of the Kursk region.

According to him, their participation took place "in accordance with the treaty on comprehensive strategic partnership" between Russia and the DPRK.

Gerasimov said that the Korean military "provided significant assistance in defeating the Ukrainian armed forces group that had wedged in."

Soldiers and officers of the Korean People's Army, performing combat missions side by side with Russian servicemen, demonstrated high professionalism and demonstrated resilience, courage, and heroism in battle while repelling the Ukrainian invasion.

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova responded to Gerasimov's statement regarding, as she called it, "the liberation of the Kursk region from the Armed Forces of Ukraine."

Gerasimov said that the DPRK fighters, acting side by side with the Russian military in the Kursk region, showed resilience and heroism. We will never forget our friends.