A senior military official revealed on Tuesday that a couple hundred North Korean troops fighting alongside Russian forces in the Kursk border region have been killed or wounded during battle. While specific casualty numbers were not provided, the official noted that the North Korean forces lack battle-hardened experience, which has contributed to the number of casualties they have faced.
This disclosure marks the first significant estimate of North Korean casualties in the conflict, which began after Ukraine announced the presence of 10,000 to 12,000 North Korean troops supporting Russia in the nearly three-year war.
