Janice R. Andrews
A senior North Korean military officer has been injured in Ukraine’s recent attack on Russia’s Kursk region, marking the first reported injury of a high-ranking North Korean official since their involvement with Russia.
Western intelligence sources suggest the attack targeted a command post in Maryino, where Russian and North Korean forces were reportedly operating together. The strike was carried out using British-supplied Storm Shadow missiles, according to The Wall Street Journal. The exact details of the officer’s injuries remain unclear.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un is said to have sent more than 10,000 troops to Russia, many of whom have been stationed in the Kursk area. In exchange, Russia has been supplying North Korea with weapons and over a million barrels of oil, as revealed by BBC and the Open Source Centre.
This attack reflects Ukraine’s ongoing efforts to target joint Russian-North Korean military operations, highlighting the growing military alliance between Pyongyang and Moscow amid the ongoing conflict.
