First North Korean soldiers joined battle against Ukraine, Russia lost three ships in one day - Weekend brief
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Russia sent the first North Korean soldiers into battle against Ukraine. Meanwhile, the Russian flotilla lost three ships in the Black Sea.
Read more about what happened over the weekend.
North Korean military in Kursk region
On Saturday, December 14, the head of Ukraine's Center for Countering Disinformation, Andrii Kovalenko, told how Russia began using DPRK soldiers on the battlefield.
Shortly before that, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy mentioned the North Korean military. He said there was information about the first losses among the North Korean military.
Read Zelenskyy's comments on DPRK troops' assaults in RBC-Ukraine's report.
The involvement of the North Korean military was not without incidents. For example, on Saturday, DPRK soldiers shot a car with Kadyrov's men because of the language barrier.
Russia lost three ships in one day
Russia lost three ships on Sunday, December 15, in bad weather conditions.
On Sunday afternoon, two Russian tankers, Volgoneft-212 and Volgoneft-239, began to sink in the Kerch Strait. The accident was caused by a strong storm.
You can watch the first footage from the scene in the RBC-Ukraine report.
Later, a Russian floating crane began to sink off the coast of Yalta.
A storm warning had been issued in the region a few days earlier. But it did not stop the Russians from putting the boat out to sea.
Greenpeace warned of a disaster after the accident of two Russian tankers in the Black Sea.
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