According to the Institute for the Study of War, a US non-profit, Russia had 11,000 troops in Kursk when Ukraine began its shock incursion in early August.
However, a report in the New York Times suggests Moscow has achieved its troop build-up in Kursk without any need to pull its soldiers out of Ukraine.
The same reason Ukraine is using drones, duct tape, and grenades.
From what I've seen on this sub, Ukraine has some high quality military grade drones and grenades, among other things. And duct tape reminds me of MacGuyver - who takes on MacGuyver and wins?
All in all, Ukraine is much better off than North Korea,
This is false, https://www.reuters.com/world/us-commandos-train-unexpected-north-koreas-shadow-2024-03-15/
https://www.nknews.org/2024/01/south-korean-military-rings-in-new-year-with-drills-against-north-korea/
Also false, https://www.npr.org/2023/06/09/1180694943/north-korea-defector-spy-kim-jong-un-us-covid-nuclear-succession
https://thediplomat.com/2021/10/unpacking-claims-of-secret-north-korean-intelligence-operations/
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/16/world/asia/north-korea-defector-political-execution.html
No evidence yet that they've been trained for this. More that these troops have been trained for infiltration (but not as applicable to Ukraine where they'd stick out like a sore thumb) and assassination (which applies to specific targets, not a general all-for-all shoot-out) as per https://www.brookings.edu/articles/what-do-north-korean-troop-deployments-to-russia-mean-for-geopolitics/
From what I've seen on this sub, Ukraine has some high quality military grade drones and grenades, among other things. And duct tape reminds me of MacGuyver - who takes on MacGuyver and wins?
All in all, Ukraine is much better off than North Korea,
https://news.sky.com/story/north-korea-defector-tells-of-escape-and-reveals-what-life-is-really-like-in-secretive-state-12851920
And this disparity will be reflected in a display of military might against North Korean troops.