Russian and North Korean troops mass for Kursk counteroffensive

November 11, 2024 - Russia is preparing to launch an offensive in the Kursk region with 50,000 troops, including North Korean, in an effort to reclaim territory seized by Ukraine.

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A new U.S. assessment concludes that Russia has massed the force without having to pull soldiers out of Ukraine’s east – its main battlefield priority – allowing Moscow to press on multiple fronts simultaneously.

Russian troops have been clawing back some of the territory that Ukraine captured in Kursk this year. They have been attacking Ukrainian positions with missile strikes and artillery fire, but they have not yet begun a major assault there, U.S. officials said.

Ukrainian officials say they expect such an attack involving the North Korean troops in the coming days, according to the New York Times.