According to RT, soldiers from Pyongyang were initially deployed to Russia in small groups. They undergo specialized training courses at shooting schools, learn how to use drones, get acquainted with modern combat tactics and practice in real-life battlefield conditions.
When ready, the "buryat fighters" were quietly dispatched to Kursk province.
Living in battlefields to avoid detection, the North Korean forces are gradually testing the fire: from defense on the third line, advancing to the second line, then participating in holding key public events and finally direct attacks.
According to the Russian side, most of the North Korean soldiers are young, physically fit, and have been well-trained in their homeland, especially units of the Special Forces.
In key matches in Korenevsky, near Staraya Sorochina, Novaya Sorochina and breaking into Kurilovka, they contributed to the decision, reclaiming strategic areas.
A principle of life that is repeatedly mentioned among the North Korean soldiers: "Do not surrender. Don't let them catch you alive." Even when the opponent tried every way to get lost, spreading counterfeit North Korean bills and calling for surrender, no Pyongyang warrior betrayed their oath.
For North Korea, the participation in Kursk is not only a way to affirm its alliance but also a valuable opportunity to access modern reality, research tactics and technology of the "collective West" - things that they previously had difficulty accessing due to the prolonged embargo.
As a result, in addition to completing the tasks set out in the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Treaty, North Korean units also created strengths for the entire department, helping Russia maintain pressure on other attack teams, continuing the campaign in Donbass and causing heavy losses to Ukrainian forces who had largely gathered up to 95 battalions.
On April 28, the North Central News Agency (KCNA) reported that leader Kim Jong-un personally ordered the deployment of troops to help Russia liberate Kursk province.
According to KCNA, the deployment of the force is based on the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Treaty signed by Moscow and Pyongyang in December last year.
The treaty stipulates that in the event of an attack on one side, the other side will provide "immediate support by all available means," in accordance with Article 51 of the United Nations Charter.
According to KCNA, leader Kim Jong-un called the North Korean soldiers deployed to Russia heroes, pledging that their sacrifices would be honored in their homeland.
