The snow-covered bodies of the soldiers were killed during assaults in the Russian region bordering Ukraine.

Seoul: THE Ukrainian The military has released photos and images of what appears to be dozens of North Korean soldiers killed with Russian troops in the western border region of Kursk, Russia, a Ukrainian media outlet said.

Ukrainska Pravda reported on Sunday, citing information from a drone unit, that the soldiers whose bodies were covered in snow were killed during assaults in the Russian region bordering Ukraine on Saturday, l Yonhap News Agency.

“The Madiar channel highlighted that this is a collaborative effort of the FPV (first person view) drone pilots of the 414th Unmanned Strike Aviation Systems Regiment, Mahura Brigade, 95th Air Assault Brigade, 36th Separate Marine Brigade, 1st Tank Brigade and 17th Armored Brigade,” the media reported.

Details of the message shared on the drone unit’s Telegram channel could not immediately be verified. On Saturday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia could expand the deployment of North Koreans to other parts of the front line.

“We already have preliminary data that the Russians have started using North Korean soldiers in their assaults. A significant number of them,” Zelenskyy said in a speech.

“The Russians are integrating them into combined units and using them in operations in the Kursk region. So far, only there. But we have information suggesting that their use could extend to other parts of the front line,” he said.

South Korea and the United States have accused North Korea of ​​sending thousands of troops to Russia, some of them taking part in fighting in the western Kursk border region.