[Korrespondent] October 25
10:31 The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reports, citing geolocation footage, that the Ukrainian Armed Forces have advanced in the Kursk region, in particular to the southeast of Korenevo as part of the main "Ukrainian bridgehead." Geolocation footage indicates successes by the Ukrainian army along the Snagost River north of Darino. The Ukrainian Armed Forces also hold positions in Darino and Nikolayevo-Daryino.
09:00 The General Staff showed the "road of death" in the Kursk region - "a path paved with destroyed enemy equipment, a burnt-out trail left by the enemy when he suffered defeat." The 155th Marine Brigade of the Russian Armed Forces suffered the greatest losses of equipment.
October 24
19:02 The first units of North Korean troops have already arrived in the combat zone: on October 23, their appearance was recorded in the Kursk region , the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense reports. The number of North Korean troops transferred today is about 12 thousand people, including 500 officers, including three generals.
According to intelligence, the training of soldiers of the DPRK army will last several weeks and is taking place at five eastern Russian training grounds: Baranovsky (Ussuriysk), Donguz (Ulan-Ude), Yekaterinoslavsky (Yekaterinovska), 248th (Knyaze-Volkonskoye) and 249th (Sergeevka). Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Yunus-Bek Yevkurov has been appointed responsible for monitoring the military training and adaptation of the DPRK troops.