John Kirby says that in the last week alone, the DPRK has lost 1,000 soldiers, and there is also evidence of suicides.
The Russian offensive in the Kursk region led to heavy losses for the North Korean forces. In the past week, North Korea has lost 1,000 soldiers. This was said by John Kirby, coordinator for strategic communications at the White House National Security Council, according to journalist Kelly Meyer on X (formerly Twitter).
According to US data, North Korean troops are attacking Ukrainian positions in the Kursk region, leading to heavy losses.
“It is clear that the military leaders of Russia and the DPRK treat these soldiers as expendable,” he said.
At the same time, the coordinator for strategic communication of the US National Security Council said that in the last week alone, the DPRK lost 1,000 soldiers.
“We have reports that NK soldiers killed themselves… Rather than surrender to Ukraine,” Kirby added.
Earlier, South Korean intelligence said the Ukrainian military captured a wounded soldier from North Korea in Russia’s Kursk region.
Source: korrespondent
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