Koreans make up just 2%. How North Korean troops strengthen Russia’s advance in Kursk region

North Korea is suffering significant losses in the Russia -Ukraine war.

According to the latest data, the number of dead and wounded has exceeded 3,000 .

The North Korean regime under Kim Jong Un openly supported Russia ’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 from the outset.

The parties signed a strategic partnership agreement in August , amid the Kursk operation of the Ukrainian Defense Forces .

By mid-December , North Korean troops were actively involved in assault operations to the north, west, and east of the town of Sudzha , which remains under Ukrainian control.

South Korean intelligence warns that North Korea could supply strike drones in the near future.

North Korean fighters on the battlefield act recklessly, according to Russian prisoners of war, whose interrogation footage was obtained by RBC-Ukraine .

Ukrainian estimates suggest that a total of 550,000 to 600,000 enemy soldiers are active in the occupied territories and the Kursk region.

Expert Pavlo Narozhnyy says the presence of over 10,000 North Korean troops has not fundamentally changed the situation.

The only scenario is that they receive a baptism of fire similar to the Wagner Group .