The United States has said that North Korean soldiers fighting against Ukraine on the side of Russia in Kursk Oblast are committing suicide to avoid being captured by the Ukrainian defence forces. Source: White House representative John Kirby at a briefing on Friday,

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday that more than 3,000 North Korean soldiers have been killed and wounded in Russia's Kursk region and warned that Pyongyang could send more personnel and equipment for Moscow's army.

North Korean troops are facing mass casualties in Russia's war against Ukraine, with over a thousand soldiers killed or wounded in the past week in Kursk. The soldiers' superiors are sending them on ineffectual assaults,

Ukraine's military intelligence says that North Korean troops are suffering heavy losses in the Kursk region and are facing logistical difficulties as a result of Ukrainian attacks

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky admitted that the Ukrainian military captured severely wounded soldiers from North Korea who unfortunately died due to their injuries. President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky revealed that the Ukrainian armed forces captured several severely wounded soldiers from North Korea.

North Korean forces are facing severe casualties in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, particularly in Russia's Kursk region. Thousands of North Korean troops have been killed or wounded, as per U.S. officials.

North Korean troops deployed in Russia's Kursk region are suffering heavy losses and being left unprotected by the Russian forces they are fighting alongside, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday.