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North Korea Acknowledges Its Troops Cleared Mines for Russia

Ukraine's Special Operations Forces and Black Spark targeted two sanctioned Russian cargo ships carrying alleged Iranian military goods in the Caspian Sea, disabling both vessels.

  • In the Caspian Sea, SOF and the Russian rebel movement Black Spark said Friday they struck the Russian-flagged Kompozitor Rakhmaninov and Askar-Saridzha off Russia's republic of Kalmykia.
  • U.S. and EU sanctions show MG‑Flot and Kompozitor Rakhmaninov face penalties over alleged Iran‑Russia cargo transfers, while SOF and Black Spark said they targeted ships transporting arms across the Caspian Sea.
  • Neither group disclosed the date or methods of the operation, Black Spark provided detailed information about the route and cargo, but The Moscow Times could not verify the claims.
  • SOF said the strikes `resulted in the destruction` of both vessels, Black Spark claimed damage, and Kompozitor Rakhmaninov and Askar-Saridzha stopped transmitting AIS over 18 days ago.
  • The Moscow Times said it could not independently verify SOF and Black Spark's claims and flagged reporting challenges amid its `undesirable` designation and reader support appeal starting at $2 monthly.
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North Korea acknowledges its troops cleared mines for Russia

North Korea sent troops to clear mines in Russia's Kursk region earlier this year, leader Kim Jong Un said in a speech carried on Saturday by state media, a rare acknowledgement by Pyongyang of the deadly tasks assigned to its…

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The ships were involved in the transport of military cargo between Russia and Iran.

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