North Korea, Kursk Oblast and Ukrainian soldiers

UK Defence Intelligence estimates North Korea's losses in Kursk Oblast at around 4,000 soldiers
UK Defence Intelligence has analysed that as of January 2025, North Korea has already lost about 4,000 military personnel in the Russian-Ukrainian war who took part in the fighting in Russiaʼs Kursk Oblast.
North Korean soldiers fighting in Kursk Oblast had orders to kill Ukrainian prisoners — WSJ
North Korean soldiers, who are fighting alongside the russians against the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kursk Oblast, executed Ukrainians who tried to
1,000 North Korean troops killed in Kursk Oblast — BBC
Approximately 1,000 North Korean soldiers have died in Russia’s Kursk Oblast as of mid-January 2025, the BBC Russian Service reported on Jan. 22, citing Western officials.
North Korean forces might suffer 30,000 to 45,000 casualties monthly in Russia's Kursk Oblast – ISW
Analysts from the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) have indicated that the new deployment of North Korean troops will sustain the current pace of infantry assaults in Russia’s Kursk Oblast. However,
North Korean military contingent in Kursk Oblast may be destroyed by mid-April – ISW
The entire North Korean military contingent currently in the Kursk Oblast may be killed or wounded in combat by mid-April of this year if the dynamics of their
North Korea Deployed 12,000 Troops To Kursk In October. Three Months Later, A Third Are Dead Or Wounded.
A third of the troops North Korea deployed to western Russia’s Kursk Oblast late last year has been killed or wounded, according to Ukrainian Pres. Volodymyr Zelensky. Col. Ants Kiviselg, the head of the Estonian defense forces’ intelligence center, confirmed the claim.
Ukrainian forces capture two North Korean soldiers in Kursk Oblast
Ukrainian forces have captured two wounded North Korean soldiers in Kursk Oblast, who are now in Kyiv and communicating with Ukraine’s SBU Security Service investigators, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported on X on Jan.
North Korea's Monthly Troop Losses in Ukraine Could Reach 45,000: ISW
Pyongyang's monthly troop losses could skyrocket if it deploys more troops to the frontlines in Kursk and continues sustaining high losses.
Ukrainian forces thwart North Korean attack in kursk: 21 dead
Ukrainian Special Operations Forces (SOF) killed 21 North Korean soldiers who attacked Ukrainian positions in the Kursk region of Russia. "It lasted for more than eight hours," reported the SOF. Ukrainian Special Operations Forces (SOF) killed 21 and wounded 40 North Korean soldiers who attacked Ukrainian positions in the Kursk region in western
Ukrainian Special Operations Forces eliminate 21 North Korean soldiers in Russia's Kursk Oblast
The military did not specify the exact date of the battle but noted that Ukrainian infantry and snipers, equipped with small arms and grenade launchers, held off the North Korean army's advance on Ukrainian positions for over eight hours.
Ukraine's Special Operations Forces kill 21 and injure 40 North Korean soldiers in fierce battle in Russia's Kursk Oblast – video
Operatives from Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces have killed 21 and wounded 40 North Korean soldiers who were advancing on Ukrainian positions in Russia’s Kursk Oblast. Source: press service of Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces (SOF) Details: The operatives from the 8th SOF Regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces,
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Acting governor: Kursk Oblast looks forward to Belarus' participation in region’s reconstruction
Kursk Oblast looks forward to the participation of Belarus in the reconstruction of the region, Alexander Khinshtein Acting ...
Russia intensifies attacks on Sudzha in Kursk Oblast
Russia has intensified attacks on the town of Sudzha in Kursk Oblast and its neighbouring villages. Source: Oleksii Dmytrashkivskyi, press officer of the temporary military commandant's office on the ...
To Cross Rivers In Kursk, Russia Reinvented World War II ‘Funny’ Tanks
What’s old is new again as Russia’s wider war on Ukraine grinds toward its fourth year. During World War II, some armies—the ...
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Belarusian Ambassador meets with head of Kursk Oblast to discuss assistance
Belarusian Ambassador to Russia Aleksandr Rogozhnik held talks with Acting Governor of Russia’s Kursk Oblast Alexander Khinshtein in Moscow on .
Estonian intelligence outlines challenges posed to Moscow by latest Ukrainian offensive in Russia's Kursk Oblast
Estonian Defence Forces Intelligence Centre has reported that Ukraine's recent offensive in Russia's Kursk Oblast has revealed Moscow's inability to reclaim these territories. Source: Estonian public ...
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Ukraine destroys Russian radar station in occupied Zaporizhzhya Oblast
The first attempt to strike the enemy radar was not immediately destructive due to the weather conditions. Having heard the ...
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First Russian soldier convicted for looting in Kursk
The Kursk Garrison Military Court has convicted Stanislav Lopatin on charges of looting, marking the first known conviction for looting involving a Russian solider since the 2022 invasion of Ukraine.