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While the North Korean troops were meant to bolster Russian numbers, they inadvertently opened the door for Ukraine to increase its long-range munition strikes on Russian territory. The rationale behind President Biden's authorization for Ukraine to utilize American-supplied ATACMS missiles was the presence of North Korean forces, now advancing over the border and amplifying Ukraine's response options.
This maneuver transformed the battlefield, with Ukrainian forces able to strike back more intensely than previously anticipated. The very presence of the North Korean contingent in Russia became a point of vulnerability, suggesting that what was intended to serve as a reinforcement became an unexpected point of exposure.