President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has stated that North Korean forces fighting alongside Russian troops against the Ukrainian military have sustained 4,000 casualties, both killed and wounded in action.

Source: Interfax-Ukraine news agency, citing Zelenskyy at a speech during the 25th meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group at Ramstein Air Base in Germany

Quote from Zelenskyy:"Putin has not just maintained his investments in aggression. He's doubling them. He's even started hiring soldiers from North Korea to continue this war."

Details : The Ukrainian president noted that North Korea is learning modern methods of warfare. "They have no value for their people. To date, they have lost 4,000 people," Zelenskyy stated.

Background:

• US intelligence believes that the deployment of North Korean troops to Russia was initiated by North Korea rather than by Russia.
• The Pentagon predicted an increase in casualties among the North Korean military, which continues to take part in the fighting in Russia's Kursk Oblast, where Ukrainian troops are conducting operations.
• Zelenskyy reported that the number of North Korean soldiers killed and wounded in action in Kursk Oblast in December exceeded 3,000.

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