SEOUL, Nov. 13 (UPI) --North Korean soldiers deployed to the Kursk region of Russia have begun combat operations against Ukrainian forces, the U.S. State Department confirmed Tuesday. "We are incredibly concerned by Russia's decision to turn to the DPRK to ...

"Today I can confirm that over 10,000 (North Korean) soldiers have been sent to eastern Russia, and most of them have moved to the far western Kursk Oblast, where they have begun engaging in combat operations with Russian forces,

North Korean troops sent to Russia are participating in the fighting, the National Intelligence Service says. The NIS said today that North Korean troops sent to Russia have moved to the Kursk region over the past two weeks and completed deployment to the battlefield,