Russia has released video footage showing North Korean troops operating alongside Russian forces against Ukrainian fighters in the Kursk region.
The video, posted by state-owned news agency TASS, shows three North Korean soldiers moving through a damaged building, armed with Russian AK-12 rifles and 1P87 optics. They are seen firing RPG-26 rockets at another building while exposed in the open.
The footage ends with North Korean and Russian soldiers raising their national flags and placing flowers on a wreath.
🔥Russian defence ministry published a propaganda video with North Korean “Spetsnaz”
From: “No, no, no Ukraine in lying, there are no North Koreans.”
To: “North Koreans are our brothers and fight on our side.”
🔈 pic.twitter.com/x3PD7Z3qsb— BiffBifford™ 🇺🇸 (@TBifford) April 28, 2025
Another video shared by TASS purports to show North Korean soldiers undergoing training in preparation for their reported deployment to the Kursk region.
Following this weekend’s confirmation by both Russia and North Korea that military forces of the DPRK have joined the war against Ukraine. Footage has been released by the Russian News Agency TASS, showing North Korean Soldiers training in Russia at an unknown location and time,… pic.twitter.com/2Wx1BnCgPh
— OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) April 28, 2025
The videos were released after Russia and North Korea confirmed the deployment of North Korean troops in Kursk. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un authorized the deployment under Article 4 of the Treaty on Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, signed with Russia in June 2024.
Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed gratitude to North Korea for its support. In a statement on the Kremlin’s website, Putin said that North Korean troops, “shoulder to shoulder with Russian fighters, defended our Motherland as their own.”
“Russian people will never forget the heroism of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea special forces,” Putin also said.
