Russia, North Korea

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.
Ukraine intel chief says North Korean weapons are flooding into Russia
North Korea troops have been helping Russian forces as they seek to push Ukrainian soldiers out of Russia’s Kursk region.
British intelligence reports 4,000 North Korean casualties in Russia
The losses represent over a third of the approximately 11,000 North Korean troops deployed in Kursk Oblast. The high casualty rate has severely degraded the ability of North Korean forces to conduct offensive operations in support of Russia's attempts to push Ukrainian forces out of Kursk Oblast.
Estonian Defence Intelligence: North Korea may send more troops to Russia by summer
Colonel Ants Kiviselg, head of the Estonian Defence Forces Intelligence Centre, said there are signs that North Korea will send more troops to help Russia before the summer. Source: Ants Kiviselg at a briefing on Friday,
British intel announces number of North Korean soldiers killed near Kursk
DPRK forces had lost 4,000 people in offensive combat operations against Ukrainian forces in the Kursk region. Of these, about a quarter were killed in action, according to the UK Ministry of Defense.
North Korean forces are being slaughtered fighting for Russia, harming combat operations, intel says
Britain's defense ministry said about 1,000 North Korean soldiers have been killed and around 3,000 more wounded fighting ...
North Korea preparing to send more troops to Russia after heavy casualties: S. Korean military
North Korea is likely preparing to send additional troops to Russia after suffering heavy losses in battles against Ukrainian ...
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North Korea, facing huge losses, plans more troop deployments to Russia
North Korea may be accelerating plans to send more troops to replace frontline casualties incurred fighting Ukraine on behalf ...
Ukraine's intel chief says North Korea is about to double its artillery systems in Russia's war to nearly 500 guns
Budanov said North Korea has sent 120 self-propelled howitzers and 120 MLRS to Russia, and is likely to send the same number ...
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.
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 ...
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North Korea to send reinforcements to Russia’s Kursk region within two months — NYT
North Korea will send reinforcements to join its troops fighting alongside Russia against Ukraine in the next two months, The ...
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South Korea Suspects North Korea Of Preparing Additional Troop Deployment To Russia
South Korea suspects North Korea is preparing to send more troops to Russia despite heavy losses and prisoner captures in ...
Ukraine-Russia latest: Kyiv hits major oil refinery in huge drone attack as North Korea ‘prepares more troops’
Nato has been increasing its forces along its eastern flank with Russia, Belarus and Ukraine, deploying thousands of troops and equipment. This is to deter Moscow from expanding its war into the ...
North Korea Hid Rocket Launchers In Civilian Box Trucks. Now The Incognito Launchers Are Rolling Into Battle Against Ukraine.
North Korea's disguised rocket launchers. North Korea has sent rocket launchers disguised as civilian trucks to Russia to support the combined Russian-North Korean force battling an incursion by ...