The Ukrainian military has denied that North Korean troops are in Kharkiv, contesting a report that Ukraine has spotted them in the region bordering Russia.

But officials have confirmed that DPRK officers are in Mariupol to assist the delivery of missiles and artillery and that troops are entering combat in Kursk, amid attention on whether North Korean soldiers will enter combat outside Russian territory.

CNN reported on Saturday that “North Korean units had been spotted in the Kharkiv region,” citing an official named Yevhen Romanov that it identified as a spokesperson for a union of military units in Kharkiv.

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