North Korean military units were deployed to Russia's Kursk region by 28 October 2024.
Unresolvable Claimed by NATO on 28 October 2024.
The statement
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte confirmed North Korean troops had been sent to Russia and deployed to the Kursk region, called it a significant escalation, and said it showed President Putin's desperation, adding that more than 600,000 Russian soldiers had been killed or wounded.
- Origin of the claim Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
Verdict history
| When | From | To | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-30 18:00 UTC | Open | Unresolvable | Open 12 months after it was said (2024-10-28) with nothing in the record to settle it. ev-20261027-kgy7 records NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte's statement, and ev-20261027-fx24 records Kim Jong Un and President Putin confirming the deployment in April 2025. All of these are government statements; the record holds no independent evidence placing North Korean units in Kursk by 28 October 2024. |
Cite or reuse
The War Record, claim cl-20261027-krvd, revision 2, https://thewarrecord.com/claims/cl-20261027-krvd/