President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has revealed that a Ukrainian defence forces strike on a Russian military command post in Russia's Kursk Oblast resulted in the deaths of dozens of officers, both Russian and North Korean.

In an operation on January 31, Ukrainian troops hit a key command center in Kursk, causing the reported loss of numerous Russian and North Korean officers.

As a result of Friday's strike on the command post in Rylsk, Kursk region, the Russians lost dozens of key officers. Not only their own but also North Korean officers, said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in an interview for the Associated Press.