It is a South Korean parliamentarian who now confirms the loss figures from North Korea. “So far, the loss figures for North Korean troops are estimated to be around 4700, including about 600 deaths,” said MP Lee Seong-Kweun, who sits on the Parliament Committee, to journalists after an orientation from the country’s intelligence service. North Korea confirmed for the first time on Monday that they had deployed troops to Russia, and the state news agency KCNA reported that Pyongyang’s soldiers helped Moscow recovering territory under the Ukrainian control in the Russian border region Kursk. Moscow has separately confirmed the participation of North Korea, after months of official silence from both countries, even when Seoul and Washington accused Pyongyang of sending more and more troops and weapons to help. Like and soldiers home around 2,000 soldiers have been brought back to North Korea this year and are now allegedly kept in isolation in Pyongyang and elsewhere across the country. This is reported by the AFP news agency. “We understood that the bodies of fallen North Korean soldiers have been cremated locally in Kursk before being transported home, Lee added. According to the intelligence in South Korea, North Korea supported Russia’s recapture of Kursk by deploying 18,000 soldiers in two phases. The number of clashes in the area has decreased since around March. “Since then, there have been reports of abuse in North Korean forces, including excessive drinking and theft,” MP Lee Seong-Kweun told journalists. South Korea has repeatedly criticized North Korea’s placement of troops and for sending container loads with weapons, including missiles, to help Russia’s war on Ukraine. In return for help, Russia has given North Korea considerable technical support, Seoul claims. This picture will also show soldiers from North Korea inside the Kursk region. The picture is shared by Russian military bloggers. Photo: The photo is taken from Telegram USA concerned with the Foreign Ministry in the United States expressed concern after North Korea officially confirmed that they have sent soldiers to fight on the Russian side in the war in Ukraine. The news agency Reuters announced that. “North Korea’s military deployment to Russia and any support provided by Russia to North Korea in return must cease,” a spokesman for the Foreign Ministry writes in an email. Strengthened cooperation after six months of combat estimates Seoul’s national intelligence service that the North Korean forces’ struggles have been significantly improved. “The soldiers have gone from being inexperienced to being skilled at using new weapons systems including drones,” Lee said. Nor does he want to rule out that North Korea will send more soldiers to Russia. The Seoul authorities have previously claimed that the troops coming from North Korea’s elite forces have been ordered to take their own lives rather than being captured. Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un poses during the signing of a military agreement in June 2024. Photo: Ap Moscow and Pyongyang have strengthened their military cooperation since Russia started its invasion of Ukraine in 2022. made a rare visit to North Korea. Pyongyang launched a lot of ballistic missiles last year in violation of the UN’s sanctions. Experts have warned that North Korea has nuclear weapons can test weapons for export to Russia for use against Ukraine. Interested in foreign? Listen the foreign editorial’s latest podcast episode: Published 30.04.2025, at. 08.06 Updated 30.04.2025, at. 08.38
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