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March 15, 2025Mar 15, 2025
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Border skirmishes raise possibility of North Korean incursions into Ukraine

Kyiv reports engaging Russian and DPRK troops beyond Kursk, potentially signaling expansion of Pyongyang’s role in war

North Korean and Russian troops are engaging Ukrainian forces in border areas and even making incursions into Ukrainian territory, according to Kyiv, a development that could signal an expansion of the DPRK’s role in the war beyond Russia’s Kursk region.

Ukraine’s 36th Separate Marine Brigade released a video on Thursday that purports to show drone strikes on DPRK and Russian soldiers in the Ukrainian border region of Sumy.

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