US equipment against North Korean soldiers in Kursk: Ukraine will receive important aid from America

Thousands of North Korean troops are currently concentrated in the Kursk region and are expected to join the fight in the coming days to bolster the Russian army. But the Ukrainian military will also receive important aid to counter the Russian onslaught – the latest aid package from the US includes at least 212 Stryker armored vehicles.

As Forbes analyst David Ax notes, most of the Strykers transferred to Ukraine are already in the Kursk region, so it is likely that additional vehicles will also be transferred to this area.

As the analyst explains, taking into account the loss of about two dozen Strykers in combat, the new delivery from the US will increase the number of these armored vehicles in the Ukrainian Armed Forces to almost 400. At the same time, Ukraine usually distributes them among assault brigades - three battalions with 31 vehicles in each brigade.

"Previous batches of Strykers were enough to equip the 80th and 82nd assault brigades, which in early August allocated battalions for the invasion of Kursk. The third assault brigade, the 95th, is also in Kursk - and it does not yet have these vehicles," the analyst notes, emphasizing that it makes sense to equip this brigade now in order to equalize its forces with the other two.

"The maneuverable Stryker, with its top speed of 60 mph, is well suited to the chaotic urban combat and rapid road assaults that characterize the fighting in the Kursk region... in addition to being fast and maneuverable, the vehicle is a good observation and firing platform for top-mounted sensors and weapons," Axe said.

At the same time, he adds that in conditions of an acute shortage of people, the new Strykers are most likely the only assistance that the Ukrainian military in the Kursk region will receive.

According to Ukrainian intelligence, Russia has deployed more than 7,000 North Korean troops to the borders of Ukraine. It is noted that they were armed, in particular, with 60-mm mortars and AK-12 assault rifles.
At the end of October, the US State Department announced that there were about 10,000 North Korean troops in Russia , of which about 8,000 were in the Kursk region. It was then reported that this contingent could take part in combat operations in the coming days.

As stated by the commander of the 24th separate assault brigade "Aidar" Stanislav Bunyatov , Russian troops have reduced their activity in the Kursk region. This may be due to the regrouping of troops and the entry of North Korean soldiers into positions.