Ukrainian special forces encountered North Korean soldiers in the Kursk region using self-detonation tactics. Over a dozen bodies were found, with one survivor detonating a grenade. Reports indicate around 11,

After a battle in Russia's snowy western region of Kursk this week, Ukrainian special forces scoured the bodies of more than a dozen slain North Korean enemy soldiers. Among them, they found one still alive.

North Korean troops have been deployed to bolster Russian forces in the Kursk border region with Ukraine, where they are gaining battlefield experience despite initial heavy losses.