The first sightings of North Korean soldiers on a base in Russia were recorded on Oct. 23.Moscow is planning to send the first North Korean soldiers to a combat zone on Oct. 27-28, President Volodymyr Zelensky said.In the intercepted conversations, the Russian military refers to the North Korean soldiers as "K Battalion," according to HUR.Apart from an interpreter, three Russian soldiers will be assigned to every group of 30 North Korean fighters. However doubts remain in the Russian army about the possibility of carrying this out in practice.North Korea has denied reports of its troops' presence in Russia, while a Kremlin spokesperson provided an evasive response.A military intelligence source told the Kyiv Independent on Oct. 21 that Russian authorities detained 18 North Korean soldiers who abandoned their positions in Kursk Oblast.