The Kursk Front became more intense...the possibility of sending additional troops to North Korea.

Kursk battlefield becomes fiercer ahead of Trump's inauguration
Russia to deploy large-scale troops 'Operation Kursk Restoration'
Ukraine also launched a massive counteroffensive against Russia
Russia's "Ukrainian Forces Defeat by Deploying Charge Units"
" 3,800 North Korean casualties...30,000 to 40,000 additional troops are possible."

[Anchor]
In the new year, the battle between Ukraine and Russia has intensified on the battlefield of Kursk, Russia.

The plan is to secure the region as much as possible before U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration, and the possibility of large-scale additional troops from North Korea is also mentioned.

Reporter Kwon Young-hee reports.

[Reporter]
Russia's Kursk region, partially occupied by Ukraine, is the two countries' hottest potatoes ahead of the end of the war.

With Trump in power to end the war as soon as he takes office, he needs to occupy more areas to gain an advantage in the negotiations.

Russia has deployed a large number of troops to repair it.

North Korean troops were also mobilized.

In response, Ukraine has also launched a major counteroffensive that may effectively be the last.

[Ukrainian Soldier] It's going to be very difficult to get the territory back later. Russian forces should not be allowed to break through closer.

Russia's Defense Ministry issued a statement saying it has launched a counterattack by sending charging units using various equipment.

He explained that artillery and fighter jets repelled a significant number of Ukrainian troops.

The arguments of the Ukrainian military are different.

It said it had launched a new offensive in Kursk and had a major criminal record.

[Volodymyr Zelensky / Ukrainian President: Russian troops have lost their battalion size in the village of Mahnovka in Kursk region, including North Korean infantry and Russian airlift soldiers]

In particular, he warned of the possibility of additional troops, saying that 3,800 North Korean casualties were sent to Russia.

It is argued that North Korea, a dictatorship, can send 30,000 to 40,000 more troops if it decides to.

As Russia is implementing a large-scale humanitarian strategy, whether North Korea will actually send additional troops is expected to be the key to determining the situation in the region.

I'm YTN's Kwon Younghee.

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