The arrival of the North Korean patients marked a rare moment of interaction between locals in the Kursk region and North Korean soldiers, whose presence remains shrouded in secrecy. Up to 12,000 North Korean troops have been deployed to assist Russia in the war, according to US and South Korean officials. Most of these forces have been involved in Moscow's counteroffensive to reclaim swaths of Russian land in the Kursk region, a territory Ukraine has held since the summer following a surprise incursion.
I thought it was all fake news until they arrived, the medic said, adding that most of them had shrapnel injuries. A second medic at the scene said communication with the North Koreans was impossible without translators. They added that some North Koreans looked frightened and nervous. Both medics requested to speak on condition of anonymity, fearing retribution for discussing the topic.
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