Zelensky reported that 3,800 North Korean personnel have been killed or wounded in Kursk Oblast - roughly a third of the reported 12,000 total North Korean personnel.
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3,800 North Korean personnel killed or wounded in Kursk Oblast
3,800 North Korean soldiers have been killed or wounded in Kursk Oblast
Ukraine used two tanks, a dozen armored vehicles, and a demolition unit in the assault
Two Russian lieutenant colonels killed in Ukrainian strikes
Ri stated that his unit suffered heavy losses from drone strikes and artillery fire on January 5, and that all men in his battalion were killed.
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