North Korea is preparing to deploy additional troops and weapons, including kamikaze drones, to aid Russia in its full-scale war against Ukraine, the South Korean military said on Dec. 23.

"Through various sources of information and intelligence, we assess that North Korean troops who have recently engaged in combat with Ukrainian forces have suffered around 1,100 casualties," the JCS said in a statement.

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

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South Korea warns of North Korea’s preparations to supply more troops and drones to aid Russia in the Ukraine war.

More than 1,000 North Korean soldiers have been killed or wounded in Russia's war with Ukraine, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said on Monday. The new figure follows a report by Seoul's spy agency to MPs last week, which said at least 100 North ...

South Korea's military has reported that North Korea is likely to be preparing to deploy additional troops and military equipment to Russia, potentially including kamikaze drones, in support of Moscow's war against Ukraine.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy later gave a far higher estimate, saying the total killed and wounded in the Kursk region has already exceeded 3,000.

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Zelensky warns of greater military cooperation between Moscow and Pyongyang, including sending more troops and military equipment