US EditionUK Intelligence Estimates 6,000 North Korean Casualties in Kursk
- Russian and North Korean troops fought in the Kursk region during a counteroffensive launched in early March 2025 to retake territory from Ukraine.
- This military cooperation followed North Korea's deployment of about 11,000 troops last year and an additional 3,000 this year amid an ongoing war that began in February 2022.
- Russian General Gerasimov confirmed North Korean soldiers' role alongside Russian forces and praised their combat performance in repulsing Ukrainian attacks in Kursk.
- The UK Ministry of Defence reported on June 15 that North Korea suffered over 6,000 casualties—more than half of the troops initially deployed—mainly due to large, high-casualty assaults.
- The high casualty rate underscores the significant involvement of North Korean forces in the conflict and may affect future military cooperation amid the ongoing war in Ukraine.
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North Korea was reported to have suffered more than 6,000 losses in offensive operations in Kursk Oblast, Russia, according to British intelligence.
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