North Korea, Kursk and Russia

North Korean Troops Captured in Kursk with Advanced Russian AK-12 Rifles
The AK-12 represents the fifth-generation of the legendary Avtomat Kalashnikova assault rifle series. Although Russia ostensibly ceased to be a communist country with the 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union that also ended the Cold War,
South Korean intelligence reports number of North Korean military casualties in Kursk region
As of today, approximately 300 soldiers from the North Korean military contingent have been killed in the Kursk region. This is 200 more than were reported in December, reports the Yonhap news agency.
North Korea to send reinforcements to Russia’s Kursk region within two months — NYT
North Korea will send reinforcements to join its troops fighting alongside Russia against Ukraine in the next two months, The New York Times reported on Wednesday, citing a senior U.S. Department of Defense official.
North Korean Troops Are Bleeding Out in Kursk
North Korean troops fighting for Russian President Vladimir Putin are taking heavy casualties. In just a few weeks of fighting, the North Korean contingent in Russia has lost almost 40 percent of its combat fighting capability.
North Korean troops temporarily withdraw from contact line in Kursk Oblast after losses, Sky News reports
North Korean forces are taking respite from hostilities, presumably to treat the wounded, wait for reinforcements, and work on mistakes made during the fighting in this sector of the front, according to Sky News.
British intelligence reports 4,000 North Korean casualties in Russia
North Korean forces have suffered 4,000 casualties during offensive operations in Kursk Oblast, according to the British Defense Intelligence report on X on Jan. 24.
North Korean soldiers fighting in Kursk Oblast had orders to kill Ukrainian prisoners — WSJ
North Korean soldiers, who are fighting alongside the russians against the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kursk Oblast, executed Ukrainians who tried to
North Korea's Monthly Troop Losses in Ukraine Could Reach 45,000: ISW
Pyongyang's monthly troop losses could skyrocket if it deploys more troops to the frontlines in Kursk and continues sustaining high losses.
UK Defence Intelligence estimates North Korea's losses in Kursk Oblast at around 4,000 soldiers
UK Defence Intelligence has analysed that as of January 2025, North Korea has already lost about 4,000 military personnel in the Russian-Ukrainian war who took part in the fighting in Russiaʼs Kursk Oblast.
North Korean forces might suffer 30,000 to 45,000 casualties monthly in Russia's Kursk Oblast – ISW
Analysts from the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) have indicated that the new deployment of North Korean troops will sustain the current pace of infantry assaults in Russia’s Kursk Oblast. However,
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DPRK loses about 1,000 soldiers in Kursk region
According to Western officials, as of the middle of January, North Korean forces in Kursk region lost about 4,000 people ...
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DPRK's military contingent in Kursk region may be destroyed by mid-April - ISW
The entire North Korean contingent (approximately 12,000 troops) currently stationed in the Kursk region (Russia) may be ...
North Korea stands to lose all 12,000 of its troops in Kursk by mid-April if its casualty rate holds, analysts say
A South Korean lawmaker said Seoul's intelligence showed some 3,000 North Korean troops have been wounded or killed in Kursk.
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North Korean soldiers dispatched to Russia
North Korean defectors who finished their almost decade-long military service ... on the Kursk frontlines are the infamous "Storm Corps," according to South Korea’s National Intelligence.
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Ukraine’s new Kursk push brings minor gains, raising concerns over limited resources
Since the new push in Russia’s Kursk Oblast in early January, Ukraine has made small gains and managed to capture the first ...