South Korean intelligence says that North Korea may send more troops to Russia, even though a lot of its fighters have died in the Kursk area.
- In Kursk, at least 100 North Korean forces were killed and more than 1,000 were hurt.
- The Russian army is upset that North Korean troops can not use drones.
South Korea’s National Intelligence Service told lawmakers on Thursday that Pyongyang may send more troops to help Moscow’s war efforts, even though North Korean soldiers in the Kursk region of Russia have suffered a lot of deaths.
South Korean politician Lee Sung-kwon says that during the fighting in Kursk, at least 100 North Korean troops have died and more than 1,000 have been hurt.
• The US and Ukraine say that there are between 10,000 and 12,000 North Korean troops in Russia right now, mostly in the Kursk area.
The Main Directorate of Intelligence (GUR) of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry said this week that at least 30 North Korean soldiers were killed and hurt in Kursk. This adds to the evidence that the North Korean forces are losing a lot of soldiers.
• South Korea’s National Intelligence found proof that many North Koreans, including high-level officials, were killed in rocket attacks, drone strikes, and drills.
• Even though there weren’t many battles, a lot of people died because North Korean forces were sent as shock troops to unknown open fields and weren’t trained to fight back against drone attacks.
According to lawmaker Lee Sung-kwon, the Russian army has complained that North Korean troops are too much of a burden because they don’t know how to use drones.
• Both Ukrainian and American sources have reported that North Korean troops are fighting and maintaining losses.
• Even though they lost, North Korea may still send more troops to Russia, showing that the government is determined to help Moscow win the war.
As the conflict in Ukraine gets worse, the fact that North Korean troops are being sent there and are participating in combat activities makes people worry that tensions will rise even more and more people will die.