Over 20 soldiers, including North Korean officers, eliminated near Donetsk
Photo: Special services confirmed a strike near Donetsk, DPRK soldiers were killed (Getty Images)
The strike near Donetsk on October 3 killed more than 20 Russian soldiers. Among them are the military from North Korea, according to RBC-Ukraine sources.
“A missile strike on October 3 in the Russian-occupied territory near Donetsk killed more than 20 soldiers, including six officers from North Korea,” the source said.
They did not take part in the fighting directly and arrived for the “exchange experience.”
Backstory
Earlier, Kyiv Post wrote that a missile strike near Donetsk on October 3 killed more than 20 soldiers, including six officers from North Korea. Three more DPRK servicemen were wounded.
Russian troops occupied Donetsk in 2014. Since then, the facilities that support the Russian group in the area have been constantly under attack by the Defense Forces. For example, in December 2023, a fire broke out at the Russian base in Donetsk.
