South Korean Intelligence Voices Losses Of DPRK Army Soldiers In Kursk region

• 19.12.2024, 9:42

They are huge.

At least 100 North Korean soldiers stationed in Russia were killed and another 1000 were wounded during fierce fighting with Ukrainian troops in Kursk region

This was stated by Lee Seong-gwon, a member of South Korea's parliament, Reuters reported.

Lee said that intelligence reports attributed the heavy casualties to the North Korean troops' lack of experience in using drones and unfamiliarity with the open terrain in which they were expected to fight.

Lee spoke after a closed briefing by the National Intelligence Service (NIS) in parliament.

Lee said the discrepancy in the estimate of the number of military personnel killed with a US military official who cited several hundred casualties was due to a relatively conservative analysis by the National Intelligence Service.

‘The reported death toll is at least 100 and the number of wounded is closer to 1,000,’ he said.

According to Lee, there are indications that the North is preparing for additional troop deployments.

The report echoed comments by US and Ukrainian officials that North Korean casualties are high and that Russia is using them in large numbers for the offensive in Kursk region.