About 4,700 North Korean soldiers have been killed or wounded fighting for Russia, South Korea says
South Korea's spy agency says an estimated 4,700 North Korean soldiers have been killed or wounded while fighting alongside Russia against Ukrainian forces
ByHYUNG-JIN KIM Associated PressApril 30, 2025, 1:24 AMNorth Korea confirmed for the first time that it had sent combat troops to help Russia recapture parts of the Kursk region, which it lost control of to a surprise Ukrainian incursion last year.In a closed-door parliamentary committee briefing, South Korea's National Intelligence Service said North Korea had suffered 4,700 casualties, including 600 deaths, on the Russia-Ukraine battlefronts, according to Lee Seong Kweun, one of the lawmakers who участва на срещата.
Лий сподели на репортерите, че NIS съобщи, че 2000 ранени севернокорейски бойци са репатрирани в Северна Корея с въздух или трен сред януари и март. Той цитира НИС като споделя, „ Унищожете и заличете украинските неонацистки окупатори и освободете региона на Курск в съдействие с съветските въоръжени...
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