IMO its all but officialy confirmed now.

"Our traditional, historically friendly relations, which have travelled the tested path of history, today ... are rising to a new level of relations of invincible military comradeship," she told Lavrov, praising the role played in this by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin. She said Pyongyang had no doubt that under Putin's "wise leadership" the Russian army and people would "achieve a great victory in their sacred struggle to protect the sovereign rights and security interests of their state."

"And we also assure that until the day of victory we will firmly stand alongside our Russian comrades," she said.

Choi Song-hee DPRK Foreign Minister right now in a meeting with Lavrov.

If you expect some PR photo of DPRK soldiers with a flag all saying fuck Ukraine/US geolocated in Kursk then that will take a while. But maybe front line reports as soon as they're deployed.

The Russians only officially deflected and the DPRK doesn't actually give a fuck whether you believe them or not.

Meeanwhile this is what the Russians are saying at the UN https://t.me/Slavyangrad/111977

Even if we imagine that everything our Western colleagues claim about military cooperation between Russia and the DPRK suddenly turns out to be true, why are the United States and its allies trying to impose on the whole world the rotten logic that they have the right to help the Zelensky regime, mobilizing all their military and intelligence potential for this, while Russia's allies do not have the right to do this? — said Vasily Nebenzya.

From denial to compromise? If our enemies can have unofficial allies so can we.

People are expecting "evidence" but Russia/DPRK got nothing to gain by announcing all of this in advance, its literaly the opposite of what you should do. Let the west struggle with whether Ukraine is lying again while they get everything ready.

The real concerning events are regarding what SK is willing to do in response. Again as before there was no reason for SK to suddenly join this war if it triggers DPRK to do the same.

In fact I don't think the US got anything to gain. Look Biden now saying he'll authorize deep strikes into Russia or something like that. You see the issue was never the "excuse"(US doesn't need excuses, look at Gaza) but the facts regarding US weapons productions and the simple fear of Russian retaliation. If they stop fearing Russian retaliation then this is escalation. The bigger picture is to ask why create more dangerous escalation with Russia/DPRK now when Israel is willing to go to war with Iran?.

The answer imo should be the simplest explanation. DPRK signed an alliance with Russia. Russia is willing to go to WW3 in East Asia and in exchange Russia suggested DPRK help in Ukraine for both sides benefit(more rear troops for one, more training for the other), meanwhile both sides get useful economic and military cooperation. We'll see what is the US response, most likely nothing, but SK may get aggressive.

Putin didn’t deny it but his answer did seem trolling.

I’ve seen milbloggers speculate that if it’s true they probably go into action this weekend in Kursk.

What would it matter, materially? Hypothetically, US special forces could be "discovered" to be operating in Ukraine or Israel tomorrow. What would that even mean?

No. Western media would have no reason to hold back on releasing easily obtainable photographic proof if they were present.

no

DPRK special advisors and missile experts have likely been in the war area for a while now, as Russia has been using North Korean ballistic missiles in certain attacks from the beginning of this year, as evidenced by photographs of missile debris. As for infantry, all the evidence is of them in the far East of Russia, but they could be deployed to the frontlines soon.