A North Korean general was injured and several officers sent by Pyongyang to Russia’s Kursk region were killed last week when Ukraine launched British-supplied Storm Shadow missiles at a Russian command centre, according to a Ukrainian official.
The official said the strike, which hit the town of Marino, was one of “several” that have targeted the North Koreans in Kursk region over the past week, also using other weapons. Ukrainian forces were actively searching for more positions where the North Koreans were present, noting that they had been spread out, he added.
The identity of the general was not disclosed. Ukrainian intelligence said that North Korea had sent Colonel General Kim Jong Bok to oversee the “Storm Corps” special forces units deployed in Russia. It is unclear whether he was in Marino during the attack.