SpaceWar.com reports: “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 supply soldiers to continue their brutal war against Ukraine,’ State Department deputy spokesman Vedant Patel said during a press briefing.

The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea is the official name of North Korea.

‘I can confirm that over 10,000 DPRK 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,’ Patel said.

Russia has trained the North Korean soldiers in artillery, unmanned aerial vehicle and infantry operations, including trench clearing, Patel added…”