A US military official estimates that a couple hundred North Korean troops fighting alongside Russian forces in Ukraine have been killed or wounded in battles in the Kursk border region. This is the first significant estimate of North Korean casualties since Ukraine announced the deployment of 10,000-12,000 North Korean troops to Russia.
A US military official has given an estimate of the losses suffered by the North Korea n troops fighting alongside Russia n forces. A couple of hundred North Korea n troops fighting alongside Russia n forces against Ukraine have been killed or wounded during battles in the Kursk border region, a senior US military official said on Tuesday.
The official did not provide details on exactly how many have been killed, but said the North Korean forces do not appear to be battle-hardened, which contributes to the number of casualties they have had. The official was providing the first significant estimate of North Korean casualties, which comes several weeks after Ukraine announced that North Korea had sent 10,000-12,000 troops to Russia to help it in the almost three-year war
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