North Korean leader Kim Jong-un made a rare public acknowledgment of overseas military casualties, citing nine deaths among troops deployed to Russia’s Kursk region. Analysts see the remarks as a signal that Pyongyang may continue sending forces abroad.
Russia has confirmed that North Korean military engineers have begun clearing mines in the Kursk region, working with Russian forces to remove hundreds of explosive devices left by Ukrainian troops.
North Korea will send 6,000 troops to Russia’s Kursk region for mine clearance and reconstruction, in a move authorized by a strategic military pact with Moscow.
North Korea has likely suffered over 6,000 casualties in combat operations in Ukraine’s Kursk region, according to British intelligence, highlighting the extent of Pyongyang’s involvement in Russia’s war.
Over 5,000 North Korean soldiers are likely to have been killed or injured in Russia's war against Ukraine, according to a new assessment by the British Ministry of Defense.
