The Defence Intelligence of Ukraine intercepted a phone call conversation between the russian servicemen from the 810th separate marine brigade, the 18th army of the southern military district (russian armed forces), which is taking part in hostilities in the Kursk axis.

In the intercepts, the invaders discuss preparations for the reception and distribution of North Korean military personnel (provisional name: Battalion "K") in the Kursk direction.

In order to set up interaction, the invaders plan to attach one translator and three russian servicemen to every 30 North Korean soldiers. However, the russians express doubts about the possibility of ensuring that the new arrivals will have enough local commanders to lead their units.

The number of North Korean soldiers transferred to russia is now about 12,000, of which 500 are officers, including three generals from Pyongyang.