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South Korea's Spy Agency Puts North Korean Deaths in Ukraine at About 2,000

The NIS reports Pyongyang plans a further deployment of roughly 6,000 soldiers, with about 1,000 already in Russia.

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Un homme présenté par l’Ukraine comme un soldat nord-coréen capturé sur le front.

Overview

  • South Korean lawmaker Lee Seong-kweun announced the updated toll after a briefing with the National Intelligence Service.
  • The revision replaces an April estimate that had counted at least 600 North Korean fatalities.
  • South Korean and Western intelligence have reported more than 10,000 North Korean troops sent to Russia’s Kursk region in 2024 along with artillery, missiles and long-range rocket systems.
  • North Korean state media said Kim Jong Un recently addressed families of soldiers killed while fighting in support of Russia against Ukraine.
  • A security and defense pact concluded in 2024 has framed expanding military cooperation between Moscow and Pyongyang.