Bloomberg: DPRK Troops Near Kursk Suffered Losses At All Levels

• 18.12.2024, 10:20

The Ukrainians successfully attacked the North Korean command posts.

North Korean forces deployed in Russia’s Kursk region have suffered several hundred casualties in clashes with Ukrainian troops. As Bloomberg reports with a reference to US officials, there are losses among all ranks of the North Korean troops, and they number in the hundreds.

“The losses have occurred among almost all ranks of the North Korean troops as the Ukrainians successfully targeted their new enemy’s command and control nodes,” Bloomberg quotes the officials as saying.

The officials did not provide specific numbers on missing, dead and wounded or if some of the wounded could go back into action.

In their opinion, Ukrainian forces are likely to be able to hold on for at least a few months, the officials said, but “it will be a challenge” to sustain that position over time.

They also note that although the North Korean troops are special operations forces, they had yet to see combat before their arrival in Russia, which could explain why they’re suffering the level of casualties they have.