Ukrainian Special Forces repel North Korean assault in Kursk Oblast, killing 12 soldiers and wounding 20 others – video

Soldiers of the 73rd Maritime Centre of the Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have repelled an assault by the North Korean military on a position of Ukrainian defence forces in Russia's Kursk Oblast, inflicting significant losses on the Russian army.

Dec 19, 2024 - 12:00
Ukrainian Special Forces repel North Korean assault in Kursk Oblast, killing 12 soldiers and wounding 20 others – video

Soldiers of the 73rd Maritime Centre of the Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have repelled an assault by the North Korean military on a position of Ukrainian defence forces in Russia’s Kursk Oblast, inflicting significant losses on the Russian army.

Source: press service of the Special Operations Forces (SOF)

Details: It is noted that during the attempted Russian assault, the SOF operators opened fire from an MK-19 automatic easel grenade launcher and also dropped a series of munitions from drones.

As a result, the SOF killed 12 North Korean soldiers and wounded another 20.

The SOF added that during this operation, their operators were able to provide first aid to a wounded infantryman from a friendly unit and successfully evacuated him from the battlefield.

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