North Korea, Kursk and Russia

North Korean rocket launchers join Russian arsenal in Kursk
A recording has surfaced online proving that the Russians have started receiving another type of weaponry from North Korea. This time, they are rocket launchers, disguised as civilian trucks, primarily known from military parades in Pyongyang.
North Korean Troops Are Bleeding Out in Kursk
A few months ago, the South Korean and Ukrainian intelligence services revealed that North Korea had sent approximately 11,000 troops to fight on behalf of Russia. “As of mid-January 2025, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) forces had highly likely sustained around 4,
North Korean prisoner of war tells Kyiv many casualties in Russia's Kursk
KYIV: A wounded North Korean soldier captured by Ukraine in Russia's Kursk region has told interrogators that Pyongyang's troops fighting for Moscow are suffering serious losses, official video published on Monday (Jan 20) showed.
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.
N.Korean POW Tells Kyiv Many Casualties In Russia's Kursk
A wounded North Korean soldier captured by Ukraine in Russia's Kursk region has told interrogators that Pyongyang's troops fighting for Moscow are suffering serious losses, official video published Monday showed.
Zelenskyy: 4,000 North Korean Soldiers Killed Out of 12,000 Deployed to Kursk
North Korean soldiers have died fighting alongside Russian forces at the Kursk front, Zelenskyy stated during the World Economic Forum in Davos.
1,000 North Korean troops reportedly killed fighting for Putin in Kursk region of Russia
A thousand North Korean troops who have been fighting in the Kursk region of Russia have been killed in Vladimir Putin ’s war with Ukraine, officials have said. Western officials have told the BBC that 36 per cent of North Korean forces fighting in Russia had been killed, injured or captured by mid-January.
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.
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 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 Korea stands to lose all 12,000 of its troops in Kursk by mid-April if its casualty rate holds, analysts say
A South Korean lawmaker said Seoul's intelligence showed some 3,000 North Korean troops have been wounded or killed in Kursk.
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North Korean Rocket Systems Disguised as Civilian Trucks Spotted in Russian Kursk Region
Reports indicate that North Korean 122mm MLRS, camouflaged as civilian trucks, were deployed to Russia's Kursk region.
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Ukraine Captures First North Korean Soldiers Alive
North Korean soldiers are pictured at Mansu Hill in Pyongyang on July 7, 2021. Ukraine said on January 11, 2025, that Kyiv's forces had captured North Korean soldiers in Russia's Kursk region.
A stick-figure drawing in a North Korean soldier's diary showed how Pyongyang's troops wanted to use each other as drone 'bait'
Ukraine said it retrieved a diary from a North Korean soldier that contains a confession of stealing from his Russian comrade ...
Two soldiers caught in Kursk
Ukraine has captured two North Korean soldiers in Russia’s Kursk region, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, the first time ...