In the Kursk direction, Ukraine's precision airstrikes have exposed and disrupted Russia’s covert integration of North Korean troops into its depleted Marine brigades. Leveraging intelligence and geolocated targets, Ukrainian forces have struck key deployment sites, including a JDAM strike southeast of Sudzha, undermining Russian efforts to train and deploy these forces effectively. Russia’s reliance on North Korean troops, masked under the guise of “Special Buryat Battalions,” underscores the severity of its manpower shortages. These developments reveal vulnerabilities in Russia’s strategy, with Ukraine poised to exploit them further through intensified air campaigns.