North Koreans mistakenly killed Russian paramilitary soldiers after seeking their assistance.

Ukrainian officials reported that North Korean troops accidentally killed Russian paramilitary soldiers in a friendly fire incident during a recent conflict.

On Saturday, the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine (DIU) revealed that DPRK soldiers have recently aided Russian troops in the Kursk Oblast, which is currently under Ukrainian control. Ukrainian officials estimate that approximately 11,000 DPRK personnel are currently stationed in Russia.

Russia has started deploying DPRK soldiers in assault operations in the Kursk region as part of its combined marine and airborne forces.

"The Ukrainian Security and Defense Forces successfully launched a fire attack on North Korean troops, resulting in irreversible sanitary losses and damage to their positions, including one in the Kursk region, where FPV drones were used to target the DPRK army."

In a recent incident, the language barrier between Russian and North Korean troops resulted in the death of eight soldiers in the Akhmat special forces unit, a paramilitary group in Chechnya.

The language barrier is a challenge to control and coordinate actions when deploying DPRK troops on the battlefield.

"The Akhmat battalion's vehicles were targeted by North Korean soldiers who mistakenly opened "friendly fire," resulting in the death of eight Kadyrovite soldiers."

The Russian military is taking advantage of freezing conditions to devastate Ukraine's largest energy company, as the latest development in the Russo-Ukrainian war is the continued pummeling of Ukraine's power grid.

On Friday, Russian forces launched a massive attack on Ukraine's power grid, firing nearly 100 missiles and 200 drones across Western Ukraine, according to the Kyiv Independent.

Planet Chronicle Digital's Caitlin McFall contributed to this report.