Russia receives more than 8,000 troops from North Korea, including hundreds of drone operators who could attack Ukraine

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Major General Vadym Skibitskyi, Deputy Head of Defence Intelligence of Ukraine, has said that Russia has deployed 8,500 North Korean troops in Kursk Oblast, including 400 drone operators who are likely to use UAVs to carry out attacks on Ukraine.

Source: CNN, citing Skibitskyi

Quote: "A new wave of North Korean troops, already numbering 8,500 in Russia, contains a drone unit that could attack targets inside Ukraine, according to a senior Ukrainian intelligence official."

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