The New York Times has reported that 50,000 Russian and North Korean soldiers are preparing to launch a large-scale counteroffensive in Russia's Kursk Oblast. Source: The New York Times, citing Ukrainian and US officials Details: According to US officials,

Russia is preparing to launch an offensive in Kursk Oblast with a force of 50,000 soldiers, including North Korean troops, the New York Times reported on Nov. 10, citing U.S. and Ukrainian officials.

Marines of the aggressor country russia, probably with the support of the North Korean military, tried to storm the positions of Ukrainian troops in the Kursk

North Korean troops fighting against Ukrainian forces are taking casualties in Russia's Kursk Oblast, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Nov. 7.

The aggressor country of the russian federation has concentrated 50,000 troops, including soldiers from North Korea, to counterattack Ukrainian forces and

President Volodymyr Zelensky has confirmed on Friday that North Korean soldiers engaged in fighting in Russia’s Kursk Oblast region “are already taking casualties.” On 6 August Ukrainian Armed Forces (UAF) started their incursion inside the Kursk Oblast region involving thousands of troops.

"We see an increase in the number of North Koreans, and we do not see an increase in the reaction of our partners," President Volodymyr Zelensky said in his evening address.

Russia has amassed a large force of tens of thousands — including recently arrived North Korean troops — to carry out an assault on the Ukrainian positions in Russia’s Kursk region expected in the coming days,

The total number of soldiers preparing for the offensive could reach 50,000. Moscow is rushing the offensive because newly elected U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly stated his intention to end the war immediately after his election victory.