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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.

Berdin, Kursk Oblast
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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

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