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Over 6,000 North Korean soldiers fighting on the side of Russia were killed or injured in the Kursk region according to British intelligence.
These losses constitute more than half of the initial forces sent by North Korea to this region.
Pyongyang declared full and unconditional military support for Russia in the war with Ukraine.
Information on the losses of the North Korean army in Kurski District The Ministry of Defense of Great Britain donated in Sunday's update.
The announcement emphasized that Over six thousand North Korea soldiers were killed or injured in the offensive in the Kurski region.
War in Ukraine. Considerable losses among North Korean soldiers. They died in the Kurski region
As we read, the total number of victims or victims It's over half of around 11,000 North Korean soldierswho were initially placed in the Kurska region.
“Reports from open sources suggest that North Korea later sent a limited number of additional soldiers to Kursk,” added the Ministry of Defense of Great Britain.
It was also indicated that The losses probably result from the method of attacking Through infantry, and calculated for exhaustion of Ukrainian troops by using “human mass”.
War in Ukraine. North Korea “unconditionally” supports Russia
Secretary of the Russian Security Council Sergei Szojgu visited North Korea on June 4 and met with the leader of this country Kim Jong Un for the second time in less than three months.
It is highly likely that Szojgu is the main representative of Moscow in conversations with Pyongyang about North Korean military support for Russia – we read in the ministry's report.
So far, soldiers from North Korea are used by the Russians only in the Kursk region. The decision to send a North Korean contingent to Ukraine would have almost certainly be taken by the leaders themselvesVladimir Putin and Kim Jong Una – says the British Ministry of Defense.
North Korean media reported on June 5 that Kim promised during a meeting with Szojg “unconditional” support for Russia In the war with Ukraine and emphasized the readiness for “responsible” compliance with the defense treaty signed with Moscow in June 2024. Ukrainian troops have been operating in the Kurski region since August last year.