Grenade
Grenade event in Russian Federation on Mon 13th January 2025
13th January 2025
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North Korean troops went on the assault: SOF destroyed 18 fighters in Kurshchyna
Soldiers of the Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine repelled an assault by North Korean troops that lasted from morning until night in Kurshchyna. During this time, rangers of the 6th SOF Regiment destroyed 17 North Korean soldiers, and one of them blew himself up with a grenade.
In the morning, a SOF clearing group moved forward and came across one surviving North Korean soldier. He set an unsuccessful trap for the Rangers of the 6th Regiment.
The North Korean fighter tried to mislead the SOF soldiers and blow himself up with them on a grenade. When the SSR rangers approached him, he blew himself up.
The SOF soldiers noticed the danger in time and quickly left the affected area. No one was injured.
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