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Seoul Says 300 North Korean Soldiers Killed Fighting Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Kyiv had captured two North Korean soldiers (Credit: AFP)

Around 300 North Korean soldiers have been killed and 2,700 wounded while fighting in Russia's war against Ukraine, a South Korean lawmaker said Monday, citing information from Seoul's spy agency.

Seoul has previously claimed North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has sent more than 10,000 soldiers as "cannon fodder" to help Moscow fight Kyiv, in return for Russian technical assistance for Pyongyang's heavily sanctioned weapons and satellite programmes.

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