ISW explained why Russians are concealing North Korean military involvement in the war against Ukraine.
Russia is not publicizing the involvement of North Korean soldiers in combat operations in the Kursk region to conceal the shortage of personnel in its own army. This information comes from the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), as reported by UNN.
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American analysts noted that the Pentagon confirmed on December 16 the deaths of North Korean military personnel during combat operations against Ukraine in the Kursk region.
At the same time, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that Russian military forces are attempting to hide the presence of fighters from North Korea, prohibiting them from showing their faces during training in Russia and "disguising" them as Buryats.
ISW observed that Russian officials and propagandists do not acknowledge the presence of North Korean forces in Russia or their involvement in combat operations in the Kursk region.